butterflies

This botanical marvel, native to Costa Rica and parts of Central and South America, has become a symbol of affection.

The cloud forests here are home to a plethora of flora and fauna, including gigantic trees shrouded in lichen and wool and the famed quetzal bird

At the only sandy ‘beach’ along the creek in Lower Park, a group of parents and children frolic in the water. It’s a lazy late- summer afternoon and the temperature…

A beautiful butterfly species was discovered in Guanacaste and Costa Rican scientists presented the finding last week at a meeting of the Bureau of the United Nations Environment Assembly, in…

Miss Universe 2018, Natalia Carvajal, looked stunning in her typical costume. She was like a morpho butterfly in the traditional fantasy costume parade. Each lady goes in a costume inspired…

Butterflies have a very small life span and much of that is spent in a metamorphosis. A butterfly is a symbol for love, death, resurrection, the human soul and spiritual…

Costa Rica News – The evolution of long-winged butterflies has been observed in Costa Rica. A small change in the genome that is responsible for changing wing coloration and pattern seems…

Costa Rica News – A U.S. biologist has donated 4,000 insects he collected over 62 years to Costa Rica.  Richard Whitten has donated his collections of giant scorpions, tarantulas, grasshoppers, butterflies,…