Costa Rica

November 2011Photos and Presentation by Dulcey LIma

Clouds rolling in at sunset

Monteverde Cloud ForestBosque Nuboso Monteverde

These rare forests occur within tropical or subtropical mountainous environments where the atmospheric conditions allow for a consistent cover of clouds. Often taking the form of fog, the clouds hover around the upper canopy of the forest before condensing onto the leaves of trees and dripping onto the plants below.

Taken from montiverdeinfo.com

Unbelievable plant diversity growing on trees and forest floor…

Giant Elephant Ears 2 feet across

Giant Tree Ferns

A View from the Continental Divide

Mushrooms on a fallen log…

Walking stick

Costa Rica Breakfast with Rice, Beans, Fried Cheese and Plantains

If there is a vertical plant, there will be something growing on it.

From crystal clear to cloudy with the turn of a corner….

Millipede

Giant Poisonous Cane Toad and Leopard Frog

Millipede

Orange Banded Tarantula

White Nosed Coati (Pizote)

Critters on the road to Quepos

Manuel Antonio National Park

Quepos, Costa Rica

Howler Monkey

Basilisk called the Jesus Christ Lizard because it runs on water.

Peresoso (Sloth)