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Photos of scenery 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.








Hanging birdges canopy walkway
Hanging birdges canopy walkway



Pasture, regenerating forest, and forest in Las Cruces


Osa peninsula forest
Osa peninsula forest


Rainforest leaves
Rainforest leaves



Looking up the trunk of a giant Ceiba tree


Sunset over the Pacific as seen through the Osa peninsula rainforest
Sunset over the Pacific as seen through the Osa peninsula rainforest


Sunset in the Costa Rican rainforest of the Osa Peninsula
Sunset in the Costa Rican rainforest of the Osa Peninsula


Sunset at an Osa Peninsula beach
Sunset at an Osa Peninsula beach


Corteza Amarilla (Tabebuia ochracea)
Corteza Amarilla (Tabebuia ochracea)



Manuel Antonio National Park


Sunset in the Costa Rican rainforest of the Osa Peninsula
Sunset in the Costa Rican rainforest of the Osa Peninsula



Sunset in Dominical


Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest
Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest


Aerial view of 't-shaped' land formation on Costa Rica's Pacific coastline
Aerial view of 't-shaped' land formation on Costa Rica's Pacific coastline


Canopy walkway
Canopy walkway


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica



Beach at Manuel Antonio National Park


Waves breaking on an Osa peninsula beach
Waves breaking on an Osa peninsula beach


Waterfall in Arenal Hanging Bridges Private Reserve
Waterfall in Arenal Hanging Bridges Private Reserve


Kapok tree towering over the forest
Kapok tree towering over the forest


Waves breaking on an Osa Peninsula beach at sunset
Waves breaking on an Osa Peninsula beach at sunset


Aerial view of coastal forest and coral reefs in Costa Rica
Aerial view of coastal forest and coral reefs in Costa Rica


Coastline of the Osa Peninsula with Corcovado in the distance
Coastline of the Osa Peninsula with Corcovado in the distance


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


Aerial view of Manuel Antonio National Park
Aerial view of Manuel Antonio National Park


Canopy bridge
Canopy bridge



Manuel Antonio National Park


Industrial oil palm in Costa Rica
Industrial oil palm in Costa Rica


Aerial view of oil palm plantations near Quepos
Aerial view of oil palm plantations near Quepos


Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest
Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest




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Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2012

Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these photos 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.


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