Photo Galleries: Summer Costa Rica 2010 David Ascanio

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Summer Costa Rica

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Narrow and small in size, Costa Rica is big in birdlife. This incredible country is blessed with four mountain ranges and two faces, one towards the Pacific Ocean and another towards the Caribbean Sea.Our tour started with a drive to Carara where patches of forest and wetlands remain, even near urban areas. This is due to Costa Rican legislation which recognizes the importance of biodiversity as no other Latin American country. For example, lumbering and mining are well-restricted to certain ... Read More