Costa Rica

Aerial Photography of COSTA RICA

SOL SYSTEM Earth -- 22 Dec 1968 -- Before humanity ventured to the Moon, our view of our home planet consisted of what we could see from horizon to horizon.

EARTH USA -- 28 Oct 2012 -- Megastorm...A GOES-13 satellite image of Hurricane Sandy

COSTA RICA Rio Sucio -- It's waters tainted by volcanic soils, the River Sucio (Dirty River) during the El Nino drought in 1998 -- 04/1998 Picture ¬© Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos

EARTH Americas -- 20 Aug 2007 -- This view of the Earth shows the American continent and Hurricane Dean.

EARTH Panama -- 28 Mar 2003 -- A few dozen fires (marked in red) burn in Panama, the narrow strip of land that connects North to South America.

Aerial view of central Costa Rica, aerial view showing soil erosion on mountain slopes, Costa Rica, March 2013.

American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in the Rio Tarcoles, Costa Rica.

Aerial view of Mangrove forest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, May 2017.

Aerial view of Palm oil (Elaeis sp) plantations along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, May 2017.

Female Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) returning to the sea after nesting, Nancite Beach, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.

Lowland rainforest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Aerial view of primary lowland tropical rainforest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Aerial view of the Osa Peninsula coastline, Costa Rica.

Palm oil (Elaeis sp) tree plantation, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Lowland rainforest with hanging mist at dawn, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Aerial view of Palm oil (Elaeis guinensis) plantation eating into tropical rainforest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Cascades at Las Nubes (Centro Ecoturistico Causas Verdes Las Nubes) on the Santo Domingo river on the outskirts of the Lacandon Jungle / Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Costa Rica. April 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of San Jose, Costa Rica, November 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Estacion Sirena, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of San Jose, Costa Rica, November 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of San Jose, Costa Rica, November 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of waterfall on the coastline of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of waterfall on the coastline of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Costa rica, May 2009

Tropical forest canopy, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, May 2009

Whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) group feeding at night. Cocos Island, Costa Rica, tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.

Aerial view of rooftops of basic housing and railway, San Jose, Cartago, Costa Rica.

Aerial view near the mouth of the Rio Grand de Terraba on the Pacific coast, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Aerial view of mangrove forest and wetlands in the delta of the Rio Sierpe, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Aerial view of Golfito Bay with mangrove forest, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Aerial view of rainforest canopy, near Palmar Norte, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Crater lake, Irazu volcano, Costa Rica

Aerial view of 'canal' and Caribbean coastline, Tortuguero NP, Costa Rica, Central America 2006

Aerial view of river and Pineapple plantations, Costa Rica, Central America 2006

Aerial view of Palo Verde NP wetlands, Costa Rica, Central America

Aerial view of tropical rainforest cleared for agricultural use, Corcovado NP, Costa Rica..Filmed for BBC Planet Earth series. 2005

Aerial view of tropical rainforest canopy with mist and flowering tree, Corcovado NP, Costa Rica..Filmed for BBC Planet Earth series. 2005

Aerial view of tropical rainforest canopy with mist, Corcovado NP, Costa Rica..Filmed for BBC Planet Earth series.

Cloud forest and river at Rio Grande de Orosi, Tapanti NP, Costa Rica

Aerial view of tropical rainforest cleared for agricultural use, Corcovado NP, Costa Rica..Filmed for BBC Planet Earth series.

Aerial view of tropical rainforest canopy with mist and yellow flowering tree (Tabebuia sp), Corcovado NP, Costa Rica. Filmed for BBC Planet Earth series.