Costa Rica - Flora & Fauna

The flora and fauna of Costa Rica reflects the varied levels of rain forest.  Here are a few

Costa Rica Selfies

OK we have been doing selfies before they were selfies so I'm just going to put them all here. 

Beach, Pacific Ocean and relaxation

cattle turning press for sugar cane

Hacienda turned restaurant

Odir and Don getting on the boat

River full of these guys

Pygmy owl

wasp nest - love the pattern

We ended our trip with three days at a charming small hotel on the Pacific coast.  This area is hot, dry rain forest.  It is an area where sugar cane is grown along with pineapples, cantalope and watermelons.  We were there during the dry season - no rain until April or May.  Beautiful area.  You can imagine the savanerros (Savannah cowboys) riding their horses to round up cattle and travel to town.  We also took a river trip on the Tempesta River where we saw crocodiles, herons, egrets, nesting Macaws!!! and monkeys.  It was an amazing trip on a brackish water river that eventually ends up at the ocean.

to the beach

This guy waited for people to leave breakfast