In all things of nature,
there is something of the marvelous.

Aristotle

Photos Costa Rica 2007

If you know the species of an animal or plant, or if you notice a mistake, please tell me (email address is on the main page).

Rincón de la Vieja

Rico and Matthias on horse

Exploring on horseback

Lizard territorial behaviour

Thorny bush

Lizard basking in the sun

Grassland

Hot mud crater

Hot mineral pool

Tree shadow on muddy pool

Tree shadow on muddy pool

Boiling mud

Mushrooms on tree

Mushrooms on a tree

Lizard on a rock

Monkey sitting in a crotch

Monkey

Forest brook

Strangler tree

Lizard sitting in a tree

Lizard on branch

Steam coming out of the earth 1

Steaming earth 1

Steam coming out of the earth 2

Steaming earth 2

Waterfall

Natural mineral pool

Three green parrots

Green parrots

Accomodation

Palm silhouette

Palm at dusk

Palo Verde

Path in the park

Path

Dragonfly

Simone and Birgit

Simone & Birgit

Lizard

Bird sitting on post

Bird on post

Lizard close up

Lizard close up

Bird on current line

Bird on a wire

Lizard climbing a tree

Lizard climbing tree

Monkey

Termite nest

Marsh landscape

Marshland

Marsh landscape closer up

Marshlands a litte closer

Flock of rising birds

Rising birds closer up

Rising birds close up

White cow

Insect looking out of a hole

Insect in a hole

Monte Verde

Rainforest with bridge

Rainforest

Matthias sliding along a rope

Ropes and fun

Treetop bridge

Birgit, Simone, Matthias on bridge

Birgit, Simone & Matthias

Two monkeys on a bough 1

Two monkeys

Vulture in treetop

Vulture

Dense vegetation 1

Dense rainforest, tree

Two colibris

Owl

Dense vegetation 2

Dense rainforest, upper storey

Rico and Birgit on bridge

Rico & Birgit

One monkey on a bough

Monkey

Epiphytes

Volcano El Arenal

View on Arenal volcano

Volcano El Arenal closer up

Arenal volcano closer up

Hillside view

Rainbow

Two monkeys on a bough 2

Two monkeys

Tree fern

Dense vegetation 3

Dense rainforest

Epiphyte

White foam on tree

Beetle spawn

Black beetle on leaf

Beetle

Caterpillar

Millipede

Lizard with head up

Lizard territorial behaviour

Snake

Light on leaf

Red flower

Rainforest

Rainforest brook

Brook

Simone and Matthias at brook

Taking a closer look

Trees growing on another tree

Trees on a tree

Purple leaves

Green inside of a plant leaf

Inside of a leaf

Insect looking out of leaf base

Insect home

Large thorns

Mushrooms

Tree bark

Hollow inside of a strangler tree

Inside of a strangler tree

Wild pig

Hostel Sleepers

Hostel

Tree growing in a house

Tree house variant

Herpetarium

Brown and green snake intertwined

Carate area

Ocean and brown beach

Brown beach

Ox cart at beach from afar

Ox cart from afar

Ox cart at beach with driver

Ox cart and driver

Boat shelter at beach

Boat shelter

Grassy beach

Ocean and blue silhouettes

Ocean and silhouettes

Red sunset

Dark sunset

Palm crown

Vulture in a tree

Vulture

Two parrots landing in a tree

Landing parrots

Parrot spreading wings

Spreading wings

Eating parrot

Three parrots taking flight

Taking flight

Flying parrot

Parque nacional Carara & Rio Tarcoles bridge

Butterfly

Cicada shell

Flower

Lizard

Black bird in tree

Black bird

Simone on a natural swing

Natural swing

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Monstera deliciosa

Bananas

Caiman swallowing a fish

Caiman swallowing a fish

Lizard

Blue flower

Lizard

Crocodiles seen from bridge

Rio Tarcoles bridge view

Crocodiles closer up

Crocodiles closer up

Crocodile in river

Waiting crocodile

Swimming crocodile

Swimming crocodile

Black bird in river

Black bird

White bird in river

White bird

Parque nacional Corcovado

Arrival and departure

Rainbow

Endless coconut plantations

Coconut plantation

Bridge from the side

Bridge along the road

Flight agency office

Flight agency office

Runway next to graveyard

Runway next to graveyard

Birgit inside the plane

Birgit inside the plane

Rainbow circle seen from plane

Circular rainbow

Coast seen from plane

Coastal view

Rainforest seen from plane

Rainforest view

Corcovado station from plane

Corcovado station

Plane landing

Corcovado station airstrip

Corcovado station airstrip

Group in front of plane

Group photo in front of plane

The station

Corcovado station ground view

Corcovado station

White bird flying

Bird flying over airstrip

Simone with book

Simone

Rainfall

Green locust

Big spider with small male

Residential spider with male

Locust with dust on feet

Locust with dusty feet

Strange insect

Big brown spider

Brown spider

Insects building combs

Building combs

Yellow scorpion

Out of the drain

Beaches and rivers

Beach near the station

Beach near the station

Matthias running at beach

Running along with the waves

Pelicans flying over coast

Pelicans looking for fish

Matthias looking at the sea

Staring out at the sea

Coati digging for turtle eggs

Coati digging for turtle eggs

A turtle egg

Large hermit crab

Large hermit crab

Hermit crabs eating fruit

Hermit crabs eating fruit

Many hermit crabs

Hermit crabs

Hermit crab on a pole

On a pole

Bird walking on beach

Bird at beach

Red ocean sunset

Red sunset

Ocean sunset

Pelican sunset

Orange sunset

Pink sunset

Palm silhouette at night

Night on the beach

Birds at river mouth

Birds at river mouth

Single bird at river mouth

Bird at river mouth

Crocodile at river bank

Crocodile

Swimming crocodile

Swimming crocodile

Shark fin in river

Bullshark swimming up the river

Farther inland

Rico drinking

Rainforest

Coati climbing a tree

Coati on tree

Thorny palm from below

Thorny palm

Termite nest on tree

Termite nest

Bush

Woodpecker

Sloth with young climbing tree

Climbing sloth

Sloth with young

Sloth with young

Epiphytes on bough

Epiphytes

Monkey on bough

Monkey

Large locust in tree

Large locust

Lizard looking over leaf edge

Lizard looking over leaf edge

Monkey with young on bough

Monkey with young

Agouti

Walking brown bird

Bird

Brown bird in underbrush

Bird

Two birds walking on a trail

Two birds on a trail

Monkey

Black and fast

Mushrooms

Red dragonfly

Spider on rock

Black basilisk

Bairds tapir with collar

Bairds tapir

Flying white bird

White bird

Bee hive with entrance tunnel

Bees and hive

Spider

Crab

Frog sitting on leaves

Frog on leaves

Camouflaged lizard

Snake

Lizard with catch

Lizard with prey

Crab

Lizard

Tree bark

Spider on red flower

Flower with spider

Blue butterfly

Lizard showing yellow throat

Lizard showing off

Lizard sleeping on bough

Sleeping lizard

Butterfly with closed wings

Butterfly

Two ants

Orange centipede on a stick

Centipede on stick

Honeycombs

Leafcutter ant trail

Leafcutter ants

Lizard

Rico in front of huge tree

Rico

Insects with small hive

Small hive

Purple flower

Red flower

Cahuita

Beach and village

Tree at a beach

Tree at beach

Hermit crabs on the beach

Hermit crabs

Palm at beach

Two eating birds

Eating birds

Lizard, same spot

Shadow of a lizard on a leaf

Lizard silhouette

Palm leaves

Lizard climbing upwards

Climbing lizard

Fern leaves

Spider eating prey

Spider eating prey

Far away tucan

Vulture in foliage

Vulture

Trees along the way

Vulture silhouette

Vulture silhouette

Road in Cahuita

Cahuita village

Desolate ammeters

Ammeters

Simone in hammock

Simone in hammock

Tiny lizard on thumb

Tiny lizard

Lizard farm

Tortuguero

Village and beach

Birgit

Village as seen from river

Tortuguero village

Cock with two chickens

Cock with chickens

Red flower at fence

Red flower

Beach

Two children playing at beach

Children playing

Sunrise at the beach

Sunrise

Palm top in the wind

Two palms

River and rainforest

The river

Heron

Sloth in a tree

Sloth

Tree with bird nests

Tree with bird nests

Young crocodile head in water

Young crocodile

Turtle

Crocodile swimming

Swimming crocodile

Crocodile on river bank

Crocodile on river bank

Turtle

Green lizard

Snake

Small red bird in a tree

Red bird

Yellow spider with small male

Spider with male

Monkey in foliage

Monkey

Large leaf cut in by bat

A bats home

White bird flying

White bird

A flower pollinated by bats

Bat-pollinated flower

Yellow snake

Lizard

Red-eyed green tree frog

Red-eyed green tree frog

Spider on read leaf

Spider on read leaf

Monkey

Heron

Wandering palm

Heron spreading wings

Heron drying up

White birds sitting in a tree

White birds

Underside of a leaf

Underside of a leaf

Yellow beetle on leaf

Beetle

Bullet ant on leaf

Bullet ant

Red-eyed green tree frog

Red-eyed green tree frog

Red spider

Red frog

Termites

Along the way

A zoo

Young ocelot

Squirell close up

Squirrel

Agouti

Bairds tapir

Crocodile

Flower

Ara

Flower

Impressions

Yellow flowers, blue sky

Yellow flowers

Church

Solitary tree

Brown and blue brook

Brown and blue brook

Brown and blue brook mingling

Brook junction close up

Banana plantation

Banana plantation

Cow close up

Brook

Volcanic lake

Waterfall

High grass

Moon and morning star

Moon and Venus

Full moon at night

Full moon

Graveyard

Street traffic in a town

In a town

Road in Alajuela

Alajuela

Shower head with heater

Typical shower heater

Ant close up

The panamericana

The panamericana

Simone and offroad car

Simone and offroad car

Car plate

The team

Shadows of team members

Rico, Birgit, Simone, Matthias

Rico, Matthias, Simone, Pizza

Pizza induced happyness

Birgit in front of a bus

Birgit in front of bus

Rico with a young ocelot

Rico with ocelot

Matthias next to a tree fern

Matthias and a tree fern

Simone with a young ocelot

Simone with ocelot

Rico sitting with camera

Rico taking photos

Birgit with tiny lizard on hand

Birgit with tiny lizard

View of coast from plane

View from plane

Plane before the sun

Leaving