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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.








Cecropia flower pods
Cecropia flower pods


Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)


Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae
Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae


Rainforest vegetation
Rainforest vegetation


Snookum bear (Nasua narica)
Snookum bear (Nasua narica)


Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy
Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy


Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants


Narasia (?) cuttings rooting
Narasia (?) cuttings rooting


Raging waterfall near Leaves and Lizards
Raging waterfall near Leaves and Lizards


Bromeliads in a Costa Rican cloud forest
Bromeliads in a Costa Rican cloud forest


Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)


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


Former rainforest, now cattle pasture
Former rainforest, now cattle pasture


Green bromeliad flower
Green bromeliad flower


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


Green and magenta rainforest shrub
Green and magenta rainforest shrub


Pregnant spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus)
Pregnant spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus)


Magenta ginger flowers
Magenta ginger flowers


Purple-maroon canopy lily
Purple-maroon canopy lily


Pizote (Nasua narica)
Pizote (Nasua narica)


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


Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)
Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus)


Cattle pasture and regenerating forest in Costa Rica
Cattle pasture and regenerating forest in Costa Rica


Light brown Dung Beetle, family Scarabaeidae
Light brown Dung Beetle, family Scarabaeidae


Pregnant spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus)
Pregnant spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus)


Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy
Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy


Red leaf in the rainforest canopy
Red leaf in the rainforest canopy


Buff-rumped Warbler (Basileuterus fulvicauda)
Buff-rumped Warbler (Basileuterus fulvicauda)


Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)
Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)


Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)




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