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Photos of arenal in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]


Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.








Monkey ladder liana/vine
Monkey ladder liana/vine


Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)


Immature Leaf Beetle grubs, Chrysomelidae devouring a plant leaf
Immature Leaf Beetle grubs, Chrysomelidae devouring a plant leaf


Unusual palm
Unusual palm


Rainforest leaf
Rainforest leaf


The rainforest canopy from below
The rainforest canopy from below


Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center
Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center


Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center
Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center


Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)


Group of White-nosed Coati
Group of White-nosed Coati


Caged spider monkey
Caged spider monkey


Giant bamboo
Giant bamboo


Phallic palm root
Phallic palm root


View from Hanging Bridges Private Reserve in Arenal
View from Hanging Bridges Private Reserve in Arenal


Steam rising from a lava flow on Arenal volcano
Steam rising from a lava flow on Arenal volcano


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [female: green in color]
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [female: green in color]


Red-lored parrot (Amazona autumnalis)
Red-lored parrot (Amazona autumnalis)


Eyelash viper
Eyelash viper


Red ginger
Red ginger


Juvenile Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)
Juvenile Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)


Baltimore Orioles (Icterus galbula)
Baltimore Orioles (Icterus galbula)


Female Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Female Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)


Rainforest canopy
Rainforest canopy


Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center
Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center


Bird
Bird


Banded convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) in a swampy pond in Costa Rica
Banded convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) in a swampy pond in Costa Rica


Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)
Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)


Palm fruit
Palm fruit


Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)


Mama sloth with baby
Mama sloth with baby




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