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Latin America

Santuario do Caraça, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Maned wolves and Catholic monks of Santuario do Caraça

27 October 202216 January 2021 by Margarita

After seeing the astonishing amount of wildlife in the Northern and Southern Pantanal, we still had one unique Brazilian animal on our wishlist – the Maned wolf. Despite its large … Read more

Whale watching in Drake Bay, Costa Rica

Whale watching in Drake Bay, Costa Rica

19 January 20236 January 2021 by Margarita

Lying on the pacific side of the remote Osa Peninsula, Drake Bay, or Bahía Drake, as Ticos call it, is a tranquil little town with idyllic beaches and plentiful wildlife. … Read more

Wildlife of Iguazu Falls

Wildlife of Iguazu Falls, Brazil and Argentina

27 October 202224 November 2020 by Margarita

Straddling the border between Argentina and Brazil and featuring up to 300 individual falls, Iguazu Falls are one of the most spectacular natural attractions on the planet. But there is … Read more

Geoffroy's cat in El Palmar, Argentina

Searching for the Geoffroy’s cat in Argentina

6 December 202224 November 2020 by Margarita

My search for one of Argentina’s small wild cats, unimaginatively named the Geoffroy’s cat, gets off to a rocky start when I arrive in El Palmar, Entre Rios during an … Read more

Exploring Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica

Exploring Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

27 October 20223 August 2020 by Margarita

Lying in the valley of the Tempisque River in Guanacaste Province and covering 45,492 acres, Palo Verde National Park is one of the most unique National Parks in Costa Rica. … Read more

Top 10 Pantanal Adventures to Add to Your Brazil Holidays

Top 10 Pantanal Adventures For Your Brazil Holidays

1 December 202210 May 2020 by Margarita

No holiday in Brazil would be complete without experiencing the country’s spectacular biodiversity. After all, Brazil is the most biodiverse country in the world. And to witness this powerhouse of … Read more

Broad-billed motmot at La Selva Biological Station

Wildlife of La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica

26 February 20221 April 2020 by Margarita

One of the main reasons we visited Costa Rica’s north-eastern lowlands, as part of our wildlife watching itinerary, was to see the Honduran white bats at Tirimbina Reserve. Sadly, the … Read more

Wildlife watching at Tirimbina

Tirimbina Lodge: wildlife, rainforest and Costa Rica’s longest suspended bridge

26 February 202230 March 2020 by Margarita

Keen to experience the magic of the tropical rainforest in Costa Rica? Love spotting wildlife on your travels? Then spend a couple of days wildlife watching in Tirimbina Lodge and … Read more

Landmarks in Costa Rica - La Paz river

Costa Rica’s Continental Divide and Poas Volcano

26 February 202227 March 2020 by Margarita

We arrived in Sierpe soaked to the bone from our boat ride from Drake Bay. Once we changed into dry clothes we jumped into the car and headed for San … Read more

Corcovado Tour-corcovado beach

Wild Adventure of Getting to Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica

26 February 202220 March 2020 by Margarita

After spending a day in the tranquil town of Drake Bay we had an early start the following morning to meet our guide Bolivar from Surcos tours who was taking … Read more

View of Manuel Antonio

Can you see much Wildlife in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica?

23 January 202310 March 2020 by Margarita

The short answer… yes. If you don’t mind the crowds. Manuel Antonio is one of the top beach towns in Costa Rica, and it attracts a lot of visitors. Most … Read more

Brazilian wildlife -ocelot relaxing on a tree branch in the pantanal

On the trail of the ocelot in Brazil

8 March 20225 March 2020 by Margarita

After spending a week watching jaguars in the northern Pantanal, we headed to the southern fringes of the wetland to track a different spotted feline – the Ocelot. Fazenda San … Read more

Tamarindo beach - Guanacaste

Surprising Wildlife of Riu Guanacaste Resort, Costa Rica

26 February 20221 March 2020 by Margarita

This year I finally made my way over the Pacific Ocean and after a brief stopover in New York spent three weeks exploring Costa Rica. My good friends from Canada decided on … Read more

Six Stunning Wild Cats of Costa Rica

1 December 20228 January 2020 by Margarita

While not considered a wild cat watching destination, Costa Rica is home to six species of wild felines: Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, Margay, Oncilla and Jaguarundi. As I am heading to … Read more

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