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Costa Rica

Pura Vida

Pura vida has a lot of meanings because you can use it however you like. But for me it means positivity / relaxing / nature and love.

A Pura Vida holiday in the most biodivers country of the world!

February 2025
Costa Rica

Corcovado National Parc

The Scarlet Macaw

Hummingbirds

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Cahuita National Parc

Jezus Christ Lizard

The plumed basilisk, also called the green basilisk, double crested basilisk, or Jesus Christ lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America.

It can run up to 5 meters on water!


(Behind this panel is a colony of Leaf cutter ants walking down a tree stumb with the sea as background)

Sulphur-winged parakeet

Medium-sized parakeet with long pointed tail. Most distinctive in flight, when the wings look mostly bright yellow. When perched, look for the isolated red cheek patch, which is unlike any other parakeet in range.

The collared aracari

An interesting fact about the collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) is that, unlike many other birds, they practice cooperative breeding—meaning that younger or non-breeding adults help raise the chicks of a dominant pair.

These small toucans also have a unique way of sleeping: at night, multiple aracaris squeeze into the same tree cavity, tucking their long bills under their wings and pressing their bodies together like a stack of feathery spoons to conserve warmth and feel safe!

Cahuita National Parc

The white nosed Coati

An interesting fact about the white-nosed coati is that they are one of the few diurnal members of the raccoon family, meaning they are active during the day instead of at night. This sets them apart from their nocturnal relatives and allows them to forage in groups, called bands, of up to 30 individuals.

However, adult males are usually solitary and are even called “solitary males” because they leave the band once they mature. These lone wanderers often get mistaken for a different species because of their independent lifestyle!

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