I had a question this week from some guests who are returning to stay in our condo after staying with us last year.  They asked a question...

This is a view of a wave gathering strength before it cascades onto Langosta Beach.  For reasons I do not quite understand, surfers like w...

This crocodile lurking in the Tempisque River shows why Palo Verde National Park is  a good place to go for wildlife viewing, as long as o...

The large gate at the front of this secluded beachfront home declares that the name of this house is Casa Pochote.  Pochote is a type of t...

This large iguana was lounging on a wall in the middle of Tamarindo.  I am sure he would startle people if they were not attentive to such...

A monkey flying through the trees is my Costa Rican interpretation of the  theme "Movement" for today's worldwide Daily Phot...

This is a photo on a cloudy day of San Francisco Point in the foreground, which is the dividing line between Langosta Beach and Tamarindo ...

Tamarindo is a small resort town.  Because most people in town are tourists, it does have taxis, although the average taxi ride is probabl...

Former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla and former Mexican President Vicente Fox visited Arizona on Tuesday to promote trade  and in...

Red leaves on a trail usually mean that there are leaf cutter ants carrying dinner to their den.  The ants do not actually eat the leaves....

Red leaves on a trail in Costa Rica usually mean one thing, especially when the leaf appears to be in isolation and not among a a group of...

The daily afternoon catamaran sailing excursions return to Tamarindo at sunset.  The people on the boat enjoy viewing the sunset from the ...

This driftwood tree provided a foreground point of reference for a photo of the horizon at Playa Langosta. Today is Sunday, so we have...

This is a view of the countryside in the coastal plains of Northwest Costa Rica near the international airport in Liberia.  September and ...

I usually show glorious sunsets with color that fills the sky.  After the sun sets, there is still a sliver of color. This is a long exp...

September and October is the rainy season in northwest Costa Rica.  I like the beach even when the weather is overcast. Costa Rica needs...

A puppy makes friends on the beach. This week we have photos of daily life in Ethiopia posted on our  Viva la Voyage  travel photo site...

Today's worldwide Daily Photo Theme is "Rust and Ruin."  I am bending the rules.  This is not a photo from Tamarindo, but I ...

A roadside rest stop on the way from San Jose to Monteverde has a garden with flowers planted in the shape of a toucan on the hill. Mayb...

At low tide the gentle slope of Tamarindo beach is so gradual that a reflection shot is possible in the ocean at sunset. I took this pho...

I don't know of people use the term compound flower, similar to the compound eye of an insect.  To me, this flower resembles an insect...

Playa Langosta seems to go on endlessly to the south of the Langosta estuary.  This is a view back to the north, towards our condo and th...

This tree in Tamarindo has what are referred to as walking roots.  The trunk does not reach the ground, but splinters in lots of different...

The grounds of the Cala Luna Resort in the Playa Langosta area of Tamarindo have lots of charming, quiet places, such as this garden scene...

Langosta beach is sandy along the shore at high tide, and then under the water are the remains of a volcanic flow or lava, now shaped like...

This photo shows my wife ready for a zip lining outing.  Zip lining has been popular in Costa Rica for years.  I have recently been notici...

The slopes of Rincon de la Vieja volcano just northeast of Liberia provide the elevation gain, slopes, and rain at higher elevations to ca...

Trips down Costa Rican rivers reveal lots of birds who take advantage of the riparian habitats.  Rosaette spoonbills are easy to spot, eve...

I doubt that Claude Monet ever made it to Costa Rica, but if he had been able to visit, he would have found lots of water lilies to paint....

Corobichi River raft trips often include a stop and short walk to the Las Pumas Animal Rescue Center.  Founded by a Swiss woman in 1982, t...