Costa Rica is an ideal place to study tropical biology. Students visit multiple ecosystems including savanna, tropical dry forest, tropical rain forest, cloud forest, seashore and active volcanoes. Students participate in moderate hikes, bird watching, the observation and examination of insects, flora, and fauna and the study of ecosystem structures.



A young 3-toed Sloth climbs down a liana (vine) at Hacienda Barú near Dominical, Costa Rica.

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  • A young 3-toed Sloth climbs down a liana (vine) at Hacienda Barú near Dominical, Costa Rica.
  • A yellow Eyelash Viper spends the daylight hours curled up on a branch at the base of Volcan Arenal near La Fortuna, Costa Rica.
  • A Pale-billed Woodpecker searches for lunch at Carara Biological Preserve, Costa Rica.
  • A red damselfly rests at Carara Biological Preserve, Costa Rica.
  • A Royal Flycatcher watches students watching birds at Carara Biological Preserve, Costa Rica.
  • An American Crocodile suns along the Río Tarcoles, near Carara Biological Preserve, Costa Rica.
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  • A male Emerald Swift warms up on a roadside bank near Savegre, Costa Rica.
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  • A Tamandua anteater climbs a tree to look for a termite nest at Hacienda Barú, near Dominical, Costa Rica.
  • An 6-foot-long Green Iguana lounges in the trees at Muelle, Costa Rica.
  • A small tree frog calls from a leaf at Villa Lapas, near Tarcoles, Costa Rica.
  • A large tree frog prepares to leap at Hacienda Barú, near Dominical, Costa Rica.

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