Red Ginger
🔍 Red Ginger | Alpinia purpurata 🌺 📍 Orosi, Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Those vivid red “petals” aren’t petals at all — they’re bracts, with the true flowers being tiny white blooms tucked between them.
Tag: Awe and Wonder
White Buttercup
🔍 White Buttercup | Turnera subulata 🌼 📍 Sarapiquí, Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This flower blooms for one morning only, closing by early afternoon — a fleeting show most people never catch up close.
Sunset over Zona Franca Saret | Route 1
🔍 Sunset over Zona Franca Saret | Route 1 🌅 📍 Río Segundo, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Zona Franca Saret sits right along Costa Rica’s busiest highway — Ruta 1 / Autopista General Cañas — just minutes from SJO airport, making it one of…
Silver Dominion: A Full Moon Night
🔍 Silver Dominion | Full Moon over Grecia 🌕 📍 Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The full moon is so bright it can cast shadows — and on long exposure, it paints the countryside in cold silver light that no artificial lamp can replicate.…
Beautiful Sunset from Forum I
🔍 Forum I Business Park Sunset | 🌅 📍 Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Forum I is one of Costa Rica’s most iconic corporate campuses — a rare blend of colonial-inspired architecture, 23,000 m² of lush gardens, and a sky that turns…
Royal Poinciana
🔍 Royal Poinciana | Delonix regia 🌺 📍 Belén, Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite being one of the most spectacular flowering trees on the planet, the Royal Poinciana is actually considered invasive in many tropical regions — its original wild population in Madagascar is…
Blue-Crowne Motmot
🔍 Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus momota 🐦 📍 Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The Blue-crowned Motmot is famous for its pendulum-like tail-wagging behavior — scientists believe it may signal to predators that it’s already been spotted, making a chase pointless. It’s also the national…
The Day It Rained Jacaranda
🔍 The Day It Rained Jacaranda 🌸 📍 Sabana, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Every year, the Jacaranda trees of Parque La Sabana put on a breathtaking show — dropping thousands of violet blossoms that blanket the ground in a stunning purple carpet that…
Pink Trumpet Tree
🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Sabana, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite its delicate pink blooms, the Rosy Trumpet Tree is remarkably tough — it can survive drought, poor soils, and urban pollution, making it a favorite street tree across…
Pink Trumpet Tree
🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Seen in Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Apart from its ornamental appeal, pink trumpet tree is utilized for its wood since it´s weight is light, easy to work with and resistant to decay. This is a…
Pink Trumpet Tree
🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Seen in Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Apart from its ornamental appeal, pink trumpet tree is utilized for its wood since it´s weight is light, easy to work with and resistant to decay. This is a…
Pink Trumpet Tree
🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Seen in San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This beautiful tree is very tall and leafy, and particularly popular in a city 15 kilometers away from San Jose called Santa Ana. A few years ago, this…