Cabo Blanco encompasses the tip of the Nicoya peninsula, including kilometers of pristine shoreline, lagoons, coastal forest, and transitional dry-humid lowland forest. It's an absolute reserve, which means no tourism ever, and tight restrictions on research.
Did I mention the pristine shoreline?
Looks pretty nice at night, too.
I like driftwood.
Seriously. I really like driftwood.
the "road" connecting different buildings at the station (coastal forest)
monkey ladder vine (Bauhinia glabra?)
seen along the bank of a creek (transitional dry-humid forest)
pelagic sea snake (Pelamis platurus) -- a very rare find
golden orb-weaver (Nephila clavipes) displayed approximately life-size
sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata?)
frog-eating bat (Trachops sp.) -- the bumps on his face are chemosensory organs used to detect poisonous frogs