For close to 30 years, the Sanger Lumber Company systematically cut down thousands of giant sequoias in Converse Basin.

From seeing sloths to adventures in the Cloud Forest, these are the best Costa Rica tours to help you explore the country.

The seeds of the tension were planted decades ago in the cloud forests of Monteverde ... to their mother’s work expertly dismantling palm trees with her machete. One studied to be a guide ...

Monkeys rely on trees and branches to move through the ... I experienced this first hand at Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve, when the trail suddenly became crowded and chaotic as ...

In the afternoon, you’ll spend your time walking the trails in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. The sight of old trees, moss-covered branches, and rare trees will take your mind off the steep ...

Lutz, who is now a post-doctoral research associate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, says this means cloud forest trees are particularly sensitive to climate change. Historically ...

The results are “alarming,” says Emily Hollenbeck, a tropical ecologist with the Costa Rica–based Monteverde ... trees — and thick layers of leaves and twigs on the ground. “The cloud ...

Unlike the nearby Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, which is privately managed ... from the understory to the emergent trees, and spot birds and other wildlife that are otherwise difficult to observe.

In Costa Rica, the best place to do this is the Monteverde Cloud Forest ... from its forest view shower to the jacuzzi perched four meters high amongst the trees. Named after its resident reptiles ...

You could hop on board a sky tram (a gondola), walk along the sky walk (beautiful hanging suspension bridges) or even zoom through the trees on a zip line. Don’t miss a trip to Santa Elena Cloud ...

If you’re a keen birdwatcher, you won’t want to miss a visit to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Located in Costa Rica ... and monkeys and sloths hanging from trees. But Tortuguero is best known for ...