Flag of Costa Rica
Close to our hotel in San José
The National Museum in San José
The National Museum
Inside the museum
Impressive museum
Nobel Peace Prize to the president, for efforts to end the civil wars in Central America
Edificio Metálico, Esquela Graduadas (made of steel)
Parque España/Jardin de Paz in San José
Parque España in San José
Peace Park in San José
Costa Rica has (as only country in the world?) no army , decision in1948
Friendly meeting in Peace Park (the policemen were probably concerned about our safety, we met them several times when walking in the park)
Sculpture in the city
Centre for rescuing animals
Information about the animals
Ocelot (in the park)
Puma (park)
Jaguar (park)
Toucan (park)
Parrot (park)
Walk in the national park Rincon de la Vieja
One of many snakes
Here I am
Owl Butterfly (one of the largest butterflies in the world)
Volcanic
Mudpots in Rincon de la Vieja
Mudpot
Mudpots
Golden Orb-weaver
Monkeys in the trees
Waterfall
Bridges
Bridges high up in the trees
Visiting hot springs
Rio Negro with hot tubes at the sides
Hot springs at Rio Negro, popular
The river
Hot tube
Spider
Leaf-cutter Ants
Well camouflaged lizard
Passing one of many volcanoes
Scarlet Macaws
Synchronized Scarlet Macaws
Scarlet Macaw
Great Curassow
Buying lychees while the bus is repaired
Lychee
Tired
Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog
Anteater
Impressive roots
Snake
River cruise Rio Grande de Tacroles
White Ibis
Black-necked Stilt
Blue Heron
Green Heron?
Egret
The river (crocodile nose visible)
Crocodile
Crocodile teeth
Mangrove swallow
Green Kingfisher
Blue Heron and Black necked Stilts
Cormorant
Bird of prey
Brown Pelican
Heron
Crocodile in the mangrove
Along the river
Rain forest
Beautiful
Arrow-shaped spiky spider?
Having a good capture ..
.. and a good meal
Monkey
Manuel Antonio national park
Monkeys
Bats
Lizard
Ibis
Southern Lapwing
River cruise at Sierpe
Mangrove seeds
Mangrove along the river
Snake along the river
Our resort at Osa peninsula
View from our resort
Francis Darke was here
Sheltered bay for swimming
In the garden
Frog
Frog outside our resort
Two frogs
Two frogs in the night
Cruise to the Corcovado national park
Occupies most of the Osa peninsula
Bird watching in rainy weather
White-nosed Coati
Bird watching in the rain period
Woodpecker
Peccary
Rainy period
Roots
Toucan
Scarlet Macaws silhouette
Isla de Caño
Hermit crab?
Dolphins on our way to Isla de Caño
Dolphins
Dolhpins
Safe way?
Owl butterfly
Our guide Lydia (lived several years in Costa Rica) and Camilla
Sheltered place at the Corcovado coast
Lydia watching for something (snake ?)
Rainy walk in the rain forest
Not feeling too comortable when going back with the boat (it is trying to come backwards in the waves to fetch us)
The harbour close to the resort, leaving Osa.
Refreshing coconut
Archeological site Finca 6, close to Sierpe, Old stone spheres (who built, why, how did they come here etc.)
Bad road to/from San Gerardo de Dota valley
Lodge at San Gerardo de Dota
Quetzal (the national bird) country
Quetzal
Quetzal (through the tripode and iPhone)
Quetzal tail feathers
Golden-browed Chlorophonia
(Purple throated) Hummingbird
Hummingbird
(Lesser violetear) hummingbird
Stream
Typical lunch restaurant (quick serving)
Typical lunch
Cattle on the road
Lodge at Turrialba
Guayabo national monument
Guayabo archeological site, 3000 years old (10 000 people)
Guayabo
Sloth (one of few occasions)
Sloth
Lydia and Camilla, walking to the rim of the Poas volcano (2708 m)
Mats and Camilla on the rim (closed for tourists during 1.5 years after the eruption in 2017, but now partly open, Some eruptions in 2019)
Foggy
Reason to wear helmet
Rim with foggy crater
Some moments when the fog disappeared from the crater
Doka estate coffee mill
Coffee plant
Old equipment
Coffee beans
Drying on the ground
Garden
Hecale longwing butterfly
Malachite butterfly
Orchid garden
