2019 Costa Rica - Harry Jans

2019 Costa Rica

From January 18th till Februari 6th I visited Costa Rica with my wife and two friends. The whole tour was arranged and booked with Unico Travel https://www.unicotravel.nl) giving them our personal wish list for this trip. We used a Toyota Prado as some of the roads are not paved and very steep. The accommodations and areas we used and visited are the Maquenque Eco Lodge at Boca Tapada, Arenal Observatory Lodge, El Sol Verde Lodge and Campsite near N.P. Rincon de la Vieja, Tango Mar Hotel at Tambor, Macaw Lodge with N.P. Carara, Trogon Lodge at San Gerardo de Dota and our last stop was at Las Nubes Natural Energy Resort near Matapalo. We drove in total about 1800 km and had super sunny weather. In this photo album you can see a sample of what we have seen. A large variation of wildlife and scenery. It was a fantastic trip and I can recommend you Unico Travel to book your tours to Costa Rica and all the accommodations we used with very friendly and helpful staff.

99% of all the images are made with a Nikon Coolpix P900 with 2000 mm optical zoom. I have not used a tripod.

Hotel Buena Vista
Alajuela, San Jose, Hotel Buena Vista, 1260m
Allamanda cathartica
Alajuela, San Jose, Hotel Buena Vista, 1260m
Nursery with Dracaena marginata
Alajuela, nr. Cinchona, 1250m
Arundina graminifolia
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Bronze-tailed Plumrteer (Chalybura urochrysia)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Rio San Carlos near Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Ludwigia sedioides (Brazil)
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
part of area at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Tree House (inside) at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m

Hotel Buena Vista
Alajuela, San Jose, Hotel Buena Vista, 1260m
La Paz Waterfall
Alajuela, Catarata de la Paz, 1370m
Dave & Dave's garden
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) on Heliconia stricta
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Green and black poison-dart frog (Dendrobates auratus)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Ludwigia sedioides (Brazil)
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Tree House at Maquenque Ecolodge (55 steps!)
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
part of area at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m

Passiflora coccinea
Alajuela, San Jose, Hotel Buena Vista, 1260m
La Paz Waterfall
Alajuela, Catarata de la Paz, 1370m
Rio Sarapiqui
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Green and black poison-dart frog (Dendrobates auratus)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Nymphoides indica (India)
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
stairs to Tree House at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
part of area at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m

Passiflora coccinea
Alajuela, San Jose, Hotel Buena Vista, 1260m
Gunnera insignes
Alajuela, Catarata de la Paz, 1370m
Monstera deliciosa (juvenile leaves)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) female
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
part of area at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Nymphoides indica (India)
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Tree House (deck outside)
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
part of area at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m

Pyrostegia venusta
Alajuela, San Jose, Hotel Buena Vista, 1260m
Nursery with Dracaena marginata
Alajuela, nr. Cinchona, 1250m
Arundina graminifolia
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) female
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Heredia, La Virgen, Dave & Dave's, 170m
view toward Maquenque Ecolodge (on the left)
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
part of area at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
part of area at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
Tree House (inside) at Maquenque Ecolodge
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m
nests from Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)
Alajuela, Boca Tapada, Maquenque Ecolodge, 25m

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