Decades ago, some friends and I planned to drive the Pan-American Highway from Vancouver BC to Tierra Del Fuego. It never happened. The 1956 VW van I’d rebuilt and camperized never made it to Costa Rica — the government of that country took the time to us well. I finally got to the, for me, fabled highway. Not as glamorous as I thought, incidentally. More important, I got to experience Costa Rica’s wonderful wildlife.

Howler Monkey

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Crested Currasow

Streak-backed Oriole

Black-cowled Oriole

Jabiru

Black-headed Trogon

Turquoise-browed Motmot

Yellowish Flycatcher

White-fronted Amazon