COSTA RICA 8.3.2009-23.3.2009

Arenal region

Lake Arenal with Volcano

Lake Arenal sunrise

typical cloud cover

temporarily clearing

daytime view - Fortuna side

rockfall west flank

fog covers activity even with clear skies

rare clear view after 6 days waiting...

Summit with active dome above clouds

Summit crater with rockfall from active dome

climbing from SW side

erosion gullys hardens climb

view from upper vegetation limit

view to lake Arenal

impacting rocks from active dome

Lake Arenal - S shoreline

Green iguana

Iguana

Coati

leaf cutting ant

Monteverde cloud forest

trail crossing snake

leaf cutting ant road

Butterfly

Monteverde vegetation

leaf frog

poisonous dart frog

tree snake

 

river crocodile

 

Rincon de la Vieja region

view from costal dryland

dryland below volcano

thermal area - mudpools

boiling mudpools

fumarole fogged forest

mud bubbles

boiling mud

climbing into the clouds

Rincon summit crater lake

 

'tree occupier'

 

Irazu

Irazu early morning view

from Turrialba summit

summit crater lake

crater lake in detail

bromelia

 

summit forest above clouds

Turrialba region

afternoon view to Turrialba

Gunnera insignis

-poor mans umbrella

famous Quetzal

W-crater fumaroles

Earths shadow at sunrise

Sunrise view from summit

first light on active crater

Turrialba shadow at sunrise

west crater rim

strong fumaroles in west crater

extinct east crater

Turrialba daytime view

Poas

Poas view from north side

Crater with its lake at sunset

Crater lake with fumaroles

cloud forest near Poas summit

Earthquake damage

painful reconstruction after 1.09 Earthquake

Laguna Kooper - craterlake

Catarata del Toro

bathing Tapir

Pacific coast

Playa near Jaco

Tarcoles-river crocodile

playing with the crocodile

Heron

Falcon

Turquoise-browed Motmot

sunset

Red Ara

Howler monkey with cub

Cormorant

Tarcoles river side arm

Heron

Spider

Sloth

Manuel Antonio NP

Rainbow Toucan

 

Toucan

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