Arenal Volcano: Costa Rica’s Adventure Capital

Monteverde is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. This mist-shrouded cloud forest harbors wildlife found nowhere else. See also our 3-Day Monteverde Birding Quick Guide guide. See also our Monteverde Cloud Forest – Birding Guide guide. See also our Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata) in Costa Rica: The Complete Photography Guide guide for more…

Corcovado is the most biodiverse place in Costa Rica — possibly in all of Central America. Here’s how to approach it as a wildlife photographer.

Sierpe and Drake Bay, Costa Rica The Crossing: How to Reach the Edge of the World Sierpe and Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. View gallery The road to Sierpe ends at a concrete boat ramp where the Rio Sierpe widens into a mangrove estuary. At low tide, the river mouth is a maze of…

The Gulf of Nicoya is one of Costa Rica’s most rewarding—and most overlooked—photography destinations. Nestled between the Puntarenas and Guanacaste coasts, this vast tidal estuary rewards patience with golden light, crowded mangroves, and ferries that feel like stepping into a 1970s Latin American film.

The Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth is one of Costa Rica’s most iconic photography subjects — and one of its most misunderstood. Here’s how to find and photograph this cryptic canopy mammal.

Jaguar in Costa Rica: The Complete Wildlife Photography Guide to the Americas’ Largest Cat I’ve been photographing wildlife in Costa Rica for a long time, and I’ve learned that the difference between a great trip and a legendary one often comes down to a single animal. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is that animal. It’s the…