Part One

Macarthur Palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii - This is the start of a travelog of the trip at our arrival hotel.

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Macarthur Palm seeds

Ptychosperma macarthurii

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Bromeliad

Tillandsia caput-medusae

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Hampton Inn

Modern, convenient to the airport.

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Bromeliad

Vriesea chontalensis

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Unknown Orchid

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Royal Palms

Roystonea regia

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Trip Start

Modern, comfortable bus for our group.

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Leaving the Central Valley

Heading North to our first Lodge.

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Leaving the Central Valley

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Clouds

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Concrete Pipe

The pipe just interested me at our rest stop.

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Oil Change Shop

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Fire Truck

Costa Rica is pretty modern in many regards.

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Grocery Store

I popped over to by some chewing gum.

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Peter, Debbie, Carl & Eric

Stretching legs at the rest stop.

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Motorcycles

$1,400 to 2,400 price range in USD.

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Pineapples

Costa Rica is currently the world's largest supplier of Pineapple.

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Thin Forest

Getting close to our Lodge.

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Pond

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Pond

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Land Rovers

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Beautiful Sobralia

Sobralia decora

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Diego & Fresh Feeding Perch

As we sat for our arrival lunch, a fresh perch and bananas were going up.

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Black-crowned Tityra male

Tityra inquisitor - at a nest hole in a dead Palm tree.

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Red-legged Honeycreeper male

Cyanerpes cyaneus - just caught the inner wing color.

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Black-crowned Tityra female

Tityra inquisitor

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White-lined Tanager female

Tachyphonus rufus

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Golden-hooded Tanager

Tangara larvata - small and colorful.

Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021

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Montezuma Oropendola

Psarocolius montezuma

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