Cloud Forest School

At the Cloud Forest School/Centro de Education Creativa

Can you believe this tree trunk?

Each grade is responsible for maintaining a plot of land. These seedlings are grown in the greenhouse and then planted in the fields by the students.

Dan with his teacher, Anna, demonstrated his field science project.

The entrance to the school which was

started in 1991.

The eagle is flying in for a landing on the observatory deck.

This is the nest of a striped tail hummingbird. She collects moss, lichen, spider web string and fern hair to make this exquisite home where she will lay two eggs. In order to keep the babies warm, the materials used allow the nest to expand as the babies grow.

Although it may be difficult to tell, this is a howler monkey who is high up in the canopy. It is the 2nd largest monkey in Costa Rica. He was swinging through the trees but didn’t show his face.

We were high in the Monteverde cloud forest---elevation 5223 feet.

This is an orange knee tarantula.

At the entrance to the Monteverde gift shop there was a hummingbird garden with birds flying right by your face.

How many birds do you see at this feeder?

This is a dancing lady orchid. Many of the more than 500 species of orchids that live in the rain forest, are high up in the trees.

This black guan is the largest bird in the cloud forest.

This colorful orange flower is in the coconut family.