Postcard #9 from Costa Rica: Leafcutter Ants
If a congress of naturalists were to gather to choose the seven wonders of the animal world, they would be compelled to include the bizarre
The first continent we traveled to as jubilados (Spanish for retirees).
If a congress of naturalists were to gather to choose the seven wonders of the animal world, they would be compelled to include the bizarre
At the bar in the Marriott after we introduced ourselves and began nibbling plantones and guacamole, our guide Ben asked the six of us what
If you landed here after consulting Ms Google about a sexy night out in Drake Bay—gottcha! Also, be forewarned. If you’re afraid of scorpions, snakes,
Mariposa: poetry in a single word. Better than butterfly? A paradise for butterflies, Costa Rica has 1,200 individual species, ten percent of the world’s mariposa
It happened February 17, the single day—the only day this year it will occur. Fortuitous timing of a singular marvel.
Phil’s night walk is a ritual at Bosque del Cabo—who would want to miss seeing the infinitesimal creatures, even a dozen of the nocturnal habitants,
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