Date: 10/21/25 5:13 pm From: Russell Benedict via groups.io <BenedictR...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] costa rica
Hello,
I take students to Costa Rica over winter break, late December and early January. This is during the start of the dry season for much of the country, and the bugs and heat are not too bad. We spend most of our time at places run by the Organization for Tropical Studies. This is a consortium of colleges and universities based at Duke University. It primarily caters to college groups, but they do have lodging for individuals at some of their sites. They have guides onsite that can be hired - the ones I have seen in action are excellent. We visit La Selva (amazing, near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui), the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve near Santa Elena (amazing but always busy), and Palo Verde National Park (remote, dry forest, rustic, but good for birds and other critters). Russ in Pella / Knoxville, Iowa.
Russ Benedict
Professor of Biology
Director of Prairies For Agriculture Project
Department of Biology, Central College
812 University Street | Campus Box 09 | Pella, Iowa 50219
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Would anyone that has been to Costa Rica for birds/wildlife care to make any suggestions in the way of companies offering guided trips, places to visit or time of year?
