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Flowers
With winter approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, I thought now would be a good time to share a gallery of photos of flowers from Monteverde. Generally the flowers here are small and often easy to miss among all the lush greenery. But they are so colorful and take so many different shapes that I am…
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Monteverde is lousy with rainbows
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What the heck is a coati?
Of all the animals I have encountered in Costa Rica, I think the coati (or coatimundi) might be the most surprising. How did I go through my whole life without knowing of the existence of these guys? Well, in fact I haven’t… many moons ago I visited Iguazu Falls in South America and they are…
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About the Maléku and their language
One of the highlights for me of our trip to the La Fortuna area over the last week was a visit to the MalĂ©ku people of northern Costa Rica. Costa Rica has several rich indigenous cultures. The MalĂ©ku are the northernmost indigenous people in the country, and while the smallest group, numerically speaking, they have…
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A New Bridge!
The major local story in Monteverde this month has been the replacement of the bridge over the Quebrada Cuecha. This bridge is the only way to get from Monteverde Center (and CASEM) up to the Friends School and the Cloud Forest Reserve. The old bridge, built in 1983, was in danger of collapse after 42…
why did you write a report on agutis Sophie? Are they your favorite animal? ___ sage
good job sophie you did a excellent job —luna
We were so fortunate to see the top of Arenal for a couple of hours when we visited in 2017…
Thank you, Pat, for this very useful article on the Maleku and their persistent culture and language against all odds.…
We loved your report sophie.About your trip to arenal.what did you learn have you been there? How long have you…