Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula

[JakeK]

I spent a few days down on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica over the past two weeks. I stayed at Bosque del Cabo in Cabo Matapalo. The roads were atrocious to say the least, but that also keeps development to a minimum.

Entrance to Bosque del Cabo.

Gardens around the Lodge

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More of the gardens

Another view

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A huge Attalea

View from my cabin

Looking out over Cabo Matapalo, and Gulfo Dulce towards Punta Banco

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The beach on the Pacific side of the cape

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El Remanso Waterfall approx 70'

A toucan

Unknown yellow bird

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White-faced Capuchin Monkeys

A curious mantled howler

Coati's were everywhere

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Squirrel Monkeys

Scarlet Macaws in flight

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Spider Monkey outside my cabin

A bi-colored Hawk ( I need a telescopic lens)

A beach on the Golfo Dulce

[FossilNypa]

Very nice photos! I liked the most the 2nd one in post 10. Thanks for sharing.

[palmislandRandy]

Beautifull photos, thankyou. I've been there 3 times, looks like anything planted there really thrives!           Randy

[Jeff in St Pete]

Really nice photos Jake!  I got to get down there soon!

[Jeff Searle]

Jake,

  I really enjoyed your photos. I was down there many years ago myself, but did'nt spend much time there. It brings back good memories.

Jeff

[paulgila]

that was really cool,lotsa great palms!thanks for posting!

[GREENHAND]

friggin awsome!!

[JakeK]

I think Bosque has over 20 miles of trails or at least close to that, some across rough terrain and through both primary and secondary rainforest. One of the better parts of the trip was that there were almost no bugs! Just 3 mosquito bites & I didn't wear repellent.

[SoLando]

Amazing. A friend of mine just got back from there, I'm pretty sure she was in the same area. She loved it. It's such a magical place. Sure makes Orlando look like the arctic!

[waykoolplantz]

Damn...the C.rendas grow so well down there

[amazondk]

Nice place Jake.  It looks like a great combination of water and forest.  I hope to get up there one of these days.

dk

[Dave-Vero]

I still haven't visited.  Brings to mind an old book, "Rain Forests of Golfo Dulce. By Paul H. Allen. (Gainesville: Uni- versity of Florida Press, 1956)"  Back then, rain forests were pretty mysterious to biologists in the US.