THE BLOG
Field Notes & Journals
Stories, species and expeditions from the wild places we work in.
Costa Rica covers 0.03% of the planet’s surface but holds roughly 5% of its known species. Here’s why biodiversity shows up everywhere you look here — not just in the rainforest.
Ten practical, tested tips for anyone visiting Costa Rica for the first time — from the money and the roads to the wildlife etiquette that keeps trips smooth and memorable.
From electric-blue morphos to bullet ants that punch above their weight, meet the seven insects that turn any rainforest walk in Costa Rica into a small-scale safari.
A field guide to the reptiles you can actually find in the rainforests around La Fortuna and Arenal Volcano — from the eyelash viper to the green basilisk.