Fruits, Flowers and Interesting Plants

Fruits for Sale We stopped at a small market on the way from San Jose to Monteverde. Here is a picture of a selection for fruits that were for sale.

Cashew Fruits This is a bin of the fruits of the cashew tree. The cashew nuts themselves are inside the grew part of the fruit, one nut per piece of fruit. (Gallery: Travel Journals > Costa Rica 12 > Fruits, Flowers and Interesting Plants)

Pineapples for Sale We stopped at a small market on the way from San Jose to Monteverde. Here is a selection of pineapple hanging up next to a small restaurant.

Purple and Red Flowers Unidentified flowers from Monteverde area of Costa Rica.

Tree with Air Plants This tree, observed in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve is covered with air plants on its branches, probably including orchids.

Cloud Forest Flower An unidentified flower seen in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve.

Flower An unidentifier flower or fruit seen along the Sky Walk in the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

Leaves and Fruit Unidentified plant seen along the Sky Waky in the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

Air Plants A pretty collection of air plants growing near the top of a tall tree in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, seen from a suspension bridge on the Sky Walk.

Orchid An orchid growing in the tree tops along the Sky Walk in the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

Thunbergia (Sky Flower) These are flowers from the Thunbergia genus, common known as sky flowers. These were seen along the path in the Sky Trek in the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

Unidentified Flower This big, red flower was growing on the lawn outside of the artiest store in Monteverde.

Unidentified Flower An unidentified flower inside the Butterfly Garden in Monteverde.

Unidentified Plant This interesting plant was hanging from the roof of the Bufferfly Garden in Monteverde.

Flowering Vine This flowering vine was along side the building in the Butterfly Gardens in Monteverde.

Knotted Tree An interesting vine seen along the trail through Caletas Reserve, Costa Rica.

Vines and Tree Roots A dense set of vines and tree roots seen along the Pargo Trail in San Pedrillo section of Corcovado National Parkl in Costa Rica.

Vanda Orchid A vanda Orchid flower seen at the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Palm Fruit The fruit of a Paln seen in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Mushrooms An unknown species of mushroom seen on a piece of dead wood in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Variety of Palm Fruits A variety of different stages of Palm fruit seen in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Sobralia Orchid A Sobralia Orchid from the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Another View of Sobralia Orchid A Sobralia Orchid from the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Bees on Brownea A close up of some bees on a Brownea or Venezuela Rose in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Brownea or Venezuela Rose A close up a Brownea or Venezuela Rose in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Row of Borwnea Flowers A row of Brownea or Venezuela Rose flowers in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Field of Lavandar A field of Lavandar in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Unidentified Flower This unidentified was seen in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Flower and Bees The back lighting makes for an interesting view of this flower being pollinated by a pair of bees in the Casa Orquideas Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica.

Mangrove Roots A close up of some Mangrove Roots, seen during our kayak trip around the Golfito area of the Costa Rica Pacific coast.

Yellow Poui Tree This is one of the many Yellow Poui trees in bloom along the coast of Lake Gatun, in the Panama Canal.