Trekking, backpacking, hiking and walking are some of the best ways to see Costa Rica and they're not the same thing. Trekking implies huts, refugios or other places that you might have a roof over your head while backpacking suggest that everything you need is in your pack. The difference … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Creepy Crawlies Photos
Insects, spiders and other bugs and creepy crawlies are one of my favorite photographic subjects in Costa Rica. Bugs aren't the first thing that comes to mind when the topic of wildlife comes up but if you look closely the mantis, walking sticks, ants, butterflies, bees, katydids and even roaches … [Read more...]
Hot Spring Photos
What do you get when you mix a couple of feet of rain with volcanoes and geothermal activity? Natural hot springs of course. There are hot water mineral springs all over Costa Rica but the majority are concentrated in the northern central zone along the continental backbone of volcanoes. Many … [Read more...]
Beach Photos – Osa & Dulce
The beaches of the Osa Peninsula and Golfo Dulce on the south Pacific side of Costa Rica are the wildest and most beautiful in the country. North near Bahia Drake playas Colorada, San Josecito, San Pedrillo and others are in coves protected by rocky points and reefs. Llrona, Corcovado and Sirena … [Read more...]
Beach Photos – Caribbean
Just the name Caribbean evokes a totally different feel. The beaches, development and culture are unique on the east side. A rainier climate has kept the resorts away, Jamaican immigrants flavor the food and society and the geography creates totally different playas. Instead of a convoluted … [Read more...]
Beach Photos – Central Pacific
Costa Rica's central Pacific beaches alternate between developed and undeveloped starting in the north with the condo towers of Jacó followed by the little beach bars and wildlife refuge at Playa Hermosa, the scattered cabinas and rental houses of the Esterillos, and the long deserted near island at … [Read more...]
Beach Photos – Nicoya
The Nicoya peninsula is famous for nearly deserted beaches and excellent surf. The pavement and bridges are slowly creeping south from Tamarindo, north from Paquera and expanding in the middle by Samára but there are still plenty of remote spots where the rivers are too high to ford in the rainy … [Read more...]
Beach Photos – Guanacaste
Costa Rica has over 300 beaches on 1,300 km of Pacific and Caribbean coastline and browsing these photos is a great way to get a feel for which ones are deserted or developed. You can choose from playas with black, white, golden, crushed shell, tan or generic gray sand with big waves or small and … [Read more...]
Aerial Photos
It's a lot of fun to fly over the areas you travel to get a birds eye view. This collection of aerial photos of Costa Rica includes some favorites like Dominical, the whale tail at Uvita, Tortuguero and Corcovado from the air. However, there are a few places we haven't flown over and it's not … [Read more...]
Sunrise & Sunset Photos
It's possible to watch the sun rise out of the Caribbean in the morning then make your way across the entire country of Costa Rica to see the sun sink into the Pacific the same evening. Nothing symbolizes the relaxation of a tropical beach better than a tropical sunset. The yellow ball of the sun … [Read more...]
Mammals in Pictures
Mammals are one of the hardest subjects to photograph in Costa Rica. Generally they are shy, often nocturnal and sometimes rare and endangered. The most famous residents are some of the most rarely seen - getting pictures of a jaguar or tapir for example is almost impossible without an … [Read more...]