School is back in full swing all across Guanacaste, and ConnectOcean is hard at work on their outreach and education programs for schools in the area.
Costa Rica hosted PreCOP25, a preparation meeting before the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year, a global meeting of stakeholders seeking to combat climate change will take place in Santiago, Chile, and PreCOP25 served as a gathering to workshop ideas, meet, and prepare before ...
The National Park system in Costa Rica hosts a celebration to honor the efforts of park rangers, visitors, and conservation groups in maintaining the ecosystems of Costa Rica. The event most recently took place at Rincon de la Vieja National Park near Liberia, and coincided with Costa Rica’s Park ...
Today is International Sloth Day, the worldwide holiday to celebrate these peaceful, slow-moving creatures. Sloths, or perezosos, are one of Costa Rica’s most iconic animals known for their friendly faces, which often have the appearance of welcoming smiles, and their tremendously slow way of life, ...
The tropical waters around Costa Rica are home to many species of aquatic life. Thanks to Costa Rica’s position on the Ring of Fire, the country formed from millennia of volcanic activity. As a result, the topography in the country is complex, which extends beyond land and out into both Pacific and ...
Las Catalinas has partnered with Guanacaste Wildlife Monitoring to place several camera traps around different parts of the nature reserve at Las Catalinas. These camera traps are motion activated cameras that function in all light levels, which provide an animal-friendly way to track wildlife.
Costa Rica hosts almost 6% of earth’s biodiversity thanks to its diverse microclimates and dedication to protecting the environment. This includes many iconic species of animals, like sloths, toucans, iguanas, humpback whales, and more.
The sloth is one of Costa Rica’s most iconic creatures, drawing love from around the world for its peaceful nature and friendly appearance. In fact, the sloth is the slowest land mammal in the world, posting a record top speed of 5 feet per minute across the ground, a speed that triples in the ...
Almost 25 species of whales, dolphins, and manatees can be found offshore of Costa Rica, with different species found in the Pacific, Caribbean, and mangroves around the country. These animals come in many shapes, sizes, and groups, ranging from the manatees found in the country’s mangroves to the ...
Tropical dry forests are ecosystems in which life changes drastically between long periods of rain and drought over the course of the year. Found in regions where atmospheric conditions like the rain-shadow effect are prominent, these forests give rise to species of plants and animals that are ...
Last night I went kayaking at sunset. It was perfect, magical conditions with just a slight breeze, a beautiful perfectly organized swell from the south, and a great sunset. Well, once I got a ways offshore I saw something large on the surface of the water. I got closer and closer. Driftwood? Manta ...
Yesterday Jeff Tucker, Glen Rollins, and I went on a boat trip out of Potrero (the town next to Las Catalinas). We encountered a group of hundreds of spinner dolphins. They are so named because they seem to enjoy leaping into the air and spinning rapidly around.
The rainy season ended on Monday. It rained for several hours that day, ending around 4:30 pm Costa Rica time (which is 6:30 Las Catalinas Time, but I'm not getting into that). Tuesday was sort of a transition day, Wednesday the easterly Papagayo Wind began to blow gently, and by Thursday it was ...
One of the fun things to do at Las Catalinas is snorkeling. We had always thought that the best snorkeling was off the far end of Dantita beach. It is very good there, and it is a spot that is frequently visited by snorkeling boat trips out of Flamingo and Sugar Beach. But on my last trip down we ...
The arrival of each new wet season or dry season is always a welcome event, and especially so this year as we had one of the wettest Octobers in many years. Oh my is it beautiful at Las Catalinas right now. The temperatures are perfect, everything is lush, the streams are flowing, the air is ...
Walking on Las Catalinas trail. I love the land that is Las Catalinas. I love the trees, the animals, and the hills. I love the sounds, the smells, and the breezes. I love the trails that allow us to get out and enjoy the land. To me, and to all of us involved with Las Catalinas, taking the best ...
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