A flower from the Passaflora family

On the road to Mastatal...

Permaculture students at Rancho Mastatal, March 2002

Black & Orange Butterfly

The Entire Universe on a Tropical Leaf of Calo de Gallo

Tree Frog

Centipede

Lianas along the hiking trails at La Congrega

Ana delights in having a her hair combed

Chapo, one of the Zapaton guides at Rancho Mastatal

Celine, a Dutch visitor to the rancho, at the breakfast table

The peaks of La Congrega in the morning mists

Red leaf

Wasps feeding on the pollen head of an Estacoca plant

La Congrega captured one early morning...

Lily, neighbor & friend of Rancho Mastatal

Tim harvesting tomatoes from the organic garden

An enormous red spider wraps up a breakfast, trailside

The exotic flower of the Serido

Robin hikes along the trails at Rancho Mastatal

A 100+ year-old liana vine

Waterfalls near the boundary between Rancho Mastatal and La Congrega National Park

Study in hot pink, a blossom of a passaflora

An enormous philadendron wraps itself around a rainforest tree

A tree called Escala de mono -- the monkey's ladder -- is actually a liana

The tree called “Caja” or Cage, a species of tropical ficus

The fruit of the cashew (the nut is inside)

The cicada the locals call “The Chainsaw”

The peaks of La Congrega National Park

Local boy chases after his herd of Brahma cattle, on the road at Mastatal

Cola de gallo - the rooster's tail

This liana root begins to form secondary shoots as it feels its way to ground level

The swimming hole at Rancho Mastatal

Bamboo construction of the beds in the bunkhouse

An artistic rendition of the peaks of La Congrega in morning mist

Robin cooking in the kitchen