When travelling through Costa Rica, you can't help but marvel at the beauty of its landscapes, wonder about the life of its people, and revel in the diversity of life that surounds you. Costa Rica is one of the smallest countries in Central America (only Belize and El Salvador are smaller), and accounts for only 0.1% of Earth's landmass. Yet, this tiny nation contains approximately 5% of Earth's biodiversity. What is the secret to Costa Rica's biological bounty? [read more]

Liam is six years old and should be in school. This year, we decided Costa Rica would be his classroom. Join us as we teach Liam about science, geography, mathematics, and languages in the heart of Costa Rica's Atlantic lowland rainforest. With such an incredible classroom and a kid that simply wants to learn, we find it hard to restrict the topics to those covered in Ontario's Curriculum Guideline for students in grade one. Our lessons and activities cover topics for grades one, two, and three. Each week there will be a new lesson and activity for you to use in the classroom or at home. The over-riding theme throughout all of our lessons is conservation and our responsibility to care for the planet we live on. [read more]

The animal in this photo is a purple caecilian (pronounced say-silian). Although most would identify it as a large worm, it is in fact a species of legless amphibian found in the Tortuguero area.

While in Costa Rica, we photograph everything we find -- from tiny insects to birds, trees, and flowers. In our effort to learn more about what we are photographing, we search field guides to identify the subjects of the photos. We have quite a collection of images already and have started online species guides. The first guides available focus on reptiles and amphibians.[read more]