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Costa Rica Landscapes

OTS offers intensive field courses for undergraduates, graduate students and natural resource professionals in tropical biology in Costa Rica and South Africa. These images were made at the La Selva and Las Cruces field stations in Costa Rica.

Organization for Tropical Studies (2017)

Mist rises from the Rio Puerto Viejo at La Selva. The research station is located at the confluence of two major rivers in the Caribbean lowlands of northern Costa Rica.
The forest canopy at dawn from one of La Selva's three canopy towers.
One of three canopy towers at La Selva. Braulio Carrillo National Park extends down to La Selva through a forest corridor that descends in elevation from 2,906 meters at Volcán Barva to 35 meters above sea level at La Selva.
The forest canopy at dawn from one of La Selva's three canopy towers.
The forest canopy at dawn from one of La Selva's three canopy towers.
One of La Selva's three canopy towers.
Students from the Research Experience for Undergraduates cross the Stone Bridge on their way to breakfast at La Selva.
Evening light on the Rio Sarapiqui at La Selva. An extensive trail system of more than 50 kilometers provides access to a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Evening light on the Rio Sarapiqui at La Selva. An extensive trail system of more than 50 kilometers provides access to a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Evening light on the Rio Sarapiqui at La Selva. An extensive trail system of more than 50 kilometers provides access to a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Rain on the Rio Sarapiqui. La Selva receives an average of 4 meters of rainfall annually.
An extensive trail system of more than 50 kilometers provides access to a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
An extensive trail system of more than 50 kilometers provides access to a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Primary forest at La Selva.
Primary forest at La Selva.
A student crosses the Stone Bridge on their way to breakfast at La Selva.
A wall forest along the bank of the Rio Sarapiqui at La Selva. The research station is located at the confluence of two major rivers in the Caribbean lowlands of northern Costa Rica.
August lightning lights up the night sky as students head home across the Stone Bridge at La Selva.
A native orchr]id (Lepanthes) in the orchid greenhouse at Las Cruces.
Detail from the Wilson Botanical Garden at Las Cruces.
An overlook in the Wilson Botanical Garden at Las Cruces. The garden was established in 1963 and now features over 3000 species of plants.
The Wilson Botanical Garden at Las Cruces. The garden was established in 1963 and now features over 3000 species of plants.
Forest detail from the Las Cruces trails.
Forest detail from the Las Cruces trails.
Forest detail from the Las Cruces trails.
The trail to Rio Java in Las Cruces.
The boundary of primary forest and abandoned agricultural fields near the Las Alturas Field Station and the Amistad Biosphere Reserve.
The proposed Las Cruces to Guaymí Biological Corridor would link fragments of mixed-use agricultural fields adjacent to the field station with the much larger Guaymí Indigenous Reserve to the west. The corridor would provide access to additional habitat and help stabilize isolated populations at Las Cruces.
The proposed Las Cruces to Guaymí Biological Corridor would link fragments of mixed-use agricultural fields adjacent to the field station with the much larger Guaymí Indigenous Reserve to the west. The corridor would provide access to additional habitat and help stabilize isolated populations at Las Cruces.
The Rio Java near Las Cruces.
The Rio Java near Las Cruces.
The Rio Java near Las Cruces.
A cloud forest sunset from the deck at Las Cruces Biological Station.
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