Monteverde:

We spent two nights in the town of Monteverde, which means Green Mountain. The town was founded by a group of Quakers from the U.S. in 1951. Here, we hiked the cloud forest and visited a butterfly garden, and Serpentariam.

Kelly is walking across a skywalk about 100 feet above the ground in the canopy. From this perspective, you can see the air plants epiphytes such as orchards, and bromeliads.
Dennis and Karen enjoying the Canopy tour.
The canopy is very thick making it difficult to see and photograph. This area had the most lush vegitation I've ever seen.
We hiked up to the contenental divide where on a clear day, you could see the pacific on one side, and the atlantic on the other. This day was typical of a Cloud forest in that you couldn't see more than 30 feet.
This plant is called called the Poor man's umbrella for obvious reasons. The leaves can get up to 6 feet in diameter.
Scenic view of Continental Divide trail.
Scenic view of Continental Divide trail.
Scenic view of Continental Divide trail.
Scenic view of Continental Divide trail.
We saw some of the most interesting insects and animals in the world. This beatle was very colorful (and tasty!)
This little guy was particularly good sauted in garlic and served with Carbernet Sauvignon.
And to top it off, some colorful salad fixin's.
This is a male Quetzal in his nest. The female is less colorful and does not have the long tale.
Another Quetzal.
Interesting flower.
I have no idea what this thing is, but it sure is cool looking.
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