Costa Rica
My wife and I first visited Costa Rica in 2006. We spent the first week at Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge near Corcovado National Park. The second week we traveled around without any plans or reservations, except for the last two nights. We read that driving in Costa Rica is risky - but we had fun. Of course, we got lost once too and ended up spending the night someplace we hadn't intended.
We returned in 2011 and went to the Caribbean side and stayed in Cahuita for almost the entire trip. It was quite different from our first visit.
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Siproeta stelenes - The Malachite
Sometimes it's easier to photograph the underside of a butterfly than get a shot with the wings open. Such was the case for this species. It's unfortunate. As the common name implies, the wings are a striking black and green or yellow green on the upper side.
