Costa Rica - Walking in the cloud forests of Monteverde

Flower getting the rain of the morning
Little squirrel in the trees
Supposedly a passion fruit flower :)
A rufous-tailed hummingbird, standing on a branch
In the forest of Monteverde, early in the morning
Lianas falling from the trees, in the Monteverde forest
The dense forest of Monteverde
Lianas and trees in Monteverde
A lizard that mimics a branch pretty well
Primary forest in the Monteverde reserve
Walking in the Monteverde reserve
A view on the canopy, from a treetop bridge
View on the canopy
A treetop bridge in the Monteverde reserve, to view the canopy of the forest
Orange flowers on a branch of a tree
A Glass Frog... unfortunately dead. This is a very rare species, and it was the first Glass Frog one of our guides - that worked in Monteverde for a couple of years - saw in the reserve. The other guide - that works in the Reserve for 15 years - took his
Ibiscus flower
What leaf! As high as a human! Very useful with heavy rain to protect yourselves
Hummingbird on a tree
A trail in the "Santuario Ecologico" of Santa Elena
Big ficus tree
Spiderwebs attached to a ficus tree
Trail in the ecological sanctuary of Santa Elena
Mist in the trees
Mushrooms growing on a dead tree
Cloud forest covering mountains
Green hills
Beautiful landscape of forests and hills
A look towards the Pacific coast. When the sky is clear, we can the see the Pacific ocean from Monteverde
Forests covering mountains
Looking to the West, towards the Pacific coast

About this photo album

About... After a couple of days on the Pacific coast, we headed up towards Monteverde, up in the mountains covered by forests where clouds and rain is really common. We stayed at the little village of Santa Elena.

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