🔍 Sunset from The Berlin Lookout 🌾🌅 📍 Seen in San Ramon, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 ¨Let’s make sunsets unforgettable, mornings beautiful, and nights something we always want to repeat¨. (Leo Romsog) Photo Location: San Ramon, Alajuela, Costa Rica Year of Foundation: 1854 Area…
🔍 Sunset from Bernardo Soto Highway 🌅🛣️ 📍 Seen in Garita, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Every sunset gives us the opportunity to close one chapter and begin another. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Photo Location: Garita, Alajuela, Costa Rica Year of Foundation: 1922 Area Total: KM2:…
🔍 The oxcart, patriotic symbol of Costa Rica 🐂 📍 Seen in Sarchí, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The typical oxcart is deeply rooted in the country’s national identity. It has been a national symbol of Costa Rica since 1988, and the tradition of painting…
🔍 Beechcraft King Air F90 MS-P020, 2018 ✈️ 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This aircraft is currently used by the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Security for humanitarian aid deliveries and maritime and air surveillance in hard-to-reach areas such as Cocos Island.…
🔍 Curtiss Robin C-1 Challenger, 1928 🛫 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Manufactured in 1928, this Curtiss Robin broke the world flight time record in 1929, lasting 17 days in the air. This is considered the most famous Curtiss Robin in the…
🔍 Blue-and-White Swallow | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca 🐦 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 One of the most common and widely distributed Neotropical swallows. Small and compact with a notched tail. Generally dark above and white below Also Known as: Swallow Size: Length: 11–12…
🔍 Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus 🐤 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Merlin ID describes this beautiful bird as ¨a large, ubiquitous yellow-bellied flycatcher found throughout most of Middle and South America, though tends to be uncommon in US (specifically north side)……
🔍 Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl 🪶 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 “As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on.” – Leslie Marmon Silko – Also Known as: Little…
🔍 Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus 🐤 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Speaking of a colourful description, the Great Kiskadee’s scientific name is the Pitangus Sulphuratus. Sulphuratus is derived from the word ‘sulphur’, which describes the yellow underside of the bird. Pure Sulphur is yellow. In addition,…
🔍 Rainbow-Billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus 🐦 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Belize definitely made an excellent decision in naming this toucan its national bird. This is one of my favorite photographs. Also Known as: Keel-Billed Toucan, Sulfur-Breasted Toucan Size: Weight: 500…
🔍 Golden Shower Tree | Cassia fistula 🌼 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 A beautiful tree well known in Costa Rica for its striking yellow color. Being a legume, it typically contributes nitrogen to the soil, enriching it… which is why this…
🔍 Barberton Daisy | Gerbera jamesonii 🪴 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This beautiful plant is considered native to South Africa. According to various online sources, the gerbera symbolizes “eternal happiness” and has the ability to purify the air and remove formalin…
