San Luis Canopy - Birdwatching & Photography
About the Location This is a fantastic spot for some hard-to-spot Caribbean foothill species including the ever elusive Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo. It is primarily a stop on the route...
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Papa's Place - Birdwatching & Photography
About the Location Papa's Place is the definition of a small business. And the type of place I really enjoy visiting to get a feel for what Costa Rica is "really" like. Papa's Place is...
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The Logistics of Visiting Corcovado National Park
Sirena Ranger Station at Corcovado National Park Corcovado is one of the most surreal places to visit in Costa Rica. It’s among the last old-growth Pacific Lowland Rainforests in the...
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Birdsongs Garden - Birdwatching & Photography
About the Location Birdsongs Garden is a small, family project started by a local high school art teacher and bird lover. It's a combination of cultivated gardens set up specifically for...
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Arenal Observatory Lodge -- Birdwatching & Photography
About the Location If I was forced to choose only one place in Costa Rica to go birdwatching it would easily be the Arenal Observatory Lodge. With 506 species observed there, it is second...
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Paraiso Quetzal Lodge - Birdwatching & Photography
About the Location Located just off the Panamerican Highway in the Talamanca Mountains south of San José, Paraiso Quetzal Lodge is my favorite spot for hummingbird photography. And as the...
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Bogarin Trail - Birdwatching & Photography
About the Location Bogarin Trail is a 16-hectare second-growth forest reserve located very close to the center of La Fortuna. Over 400 species have been recorded there on eBird. It has 2.5...
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