Costa Rica Photos - Nov 27-Dec 20, 1999: No, it is not a snow cone vendorá but ice-cold 'fresh-from-the-tree' coconut juice with a straw. Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos, Costa Rica Mom and the Kids splashing around at yet another pool at Tulemar Bungalows at Quepos, Costa Rica White-faced Capuchin Monkey at Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A White-faced Capuchin Monkey trying to get a bite of banana from Katie. Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A White-faced Capuchin Monkey family showing us who is boss at Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Here we areá boots and bathing suitsá the only equipment you need to hike into a rainforest waterfall and have a lot of family fun. Quepos, Costa Rica. Alex was so taken by our adventurous ride to The Look-out Inn that he dubbed it "The Simon Suicide Safari" and made a poster about the dangers. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica The Look-out Inn's jungle pool, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica Ben, galloping cowboy at Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica Taking a break from a hot hikeá Elias, our guide cutting a fresh coconut with his machete and giving us a tasty drink. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica The beauty and remoteness of the Osa Peninsula at sunsetá our favorite! Costa Rica No, Dick did not take this picture but everyday laments the fact that he could have and it got awayá so he found a stock photo. Enjoy! Gorgeous, aren't they! Scarlet Macaws usually squawk and fly in pairs. Costa Rica Ben's nightly routine at The Look-out Inn after dinner, a snooze in the hammocká sweet dreams! Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica The day we chopped down not a cherry tree but a Heart of Palmá note the scale. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica After chopping down the tree, the layers of palm leaves are cut with a machete and pulled off until you reach the white core. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica The Heart of Palm Prize held by Elias, Victor and Dick! That night, we ate it with smoked pork, minced garlic and pepper rolled in homemade tortillas. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica Alex sticking out his new tongue of Heart of Palm, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica Alex and Dad panning for real gold and finding it on his birthday in a river on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica Alex enjoying his birthday roasting marshmallows at his bonfire on the Osa Peninsula beach, Costa Rica Hail, hail, the gangs all hereá singing Happy Birthday - with Terry and Wendy, our hosts at Look-out Inn. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica Another beautiful butterfly at Monteverde, Costa Rica One of the many examples of over 500 species of orchids found at Monteverde, Costa Rica. Ben on the swinging bridge at the Canopy Skywalk looking for a monkey vine to swing on for gym classá Monteverde, Costa Rica A rainforest phenomenon where the trunk of the tree is totally covered by vines and epiphytes trying to get to the light of the canopy top. Monteverde, Costa Rica Dick's 'National Geographic' picture of a Morpho Butterfly, The wings are actually brown under a microscope - the blue color is a prism effect called "structural color". Monte Verde, Costa Rica Great example of how a plant defends itself from insects and animals with huge thorns on the trunk. Children's Rainforest, Monte Verde, Costa Rica Alex was fascinated by all of the exotic beetles - shiny silver and gold ones and this Hercules Beetle, over 7 inches long. Monte Verde, Costa Rica "Dick, was this on our packing list?" A scorpion we found on Patty's hat in her zipped suitcase at Sapo Dorado Lodge. We thought it was dead until it raced away. Monteverde, Costa Rica Dick's birthday "cake", a banana split with coconut ice cream and tropical fruit sauce. Monteverde, Costa Rica A sample of the adventurous road conditions on the way to Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica Coati - a 'cute' raccoon-like friend at Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica Katie posing with Froggie, a friend she picked up along the way at Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica A weird tree insect we found on a hike at Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica. Colorful buds and petals that attract hummingbirds to pollinate them. Camouflaged deadly Yellow Eyelash Vipers sometimes lie in wait to prey on the tasty birds. Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica Beauty in a Blossomá Close-up! Selva Verde, Costa Rica Green and black Poison Dart Frog (Indigenous peoples rub the tip of their arrows along the skin on the back of this frog to poison the arrow and paralyze their prey) Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica These palms actually "walk" by dropping and adding roots to move and follow the light coming through the canopy above. Tortuguero, Costa Rica Once again, Katie finds an exotic friend, a parrot! Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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