Alajuela

2 photos · 2019

2 photographs tagged Alajuela, 2019.

Related: Costa Rica Animal Cow
A brown cow faces the camera in a pasture in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
Alajuela Province sits in Costa Rica's Central Valley and northern lowlands, an area long given over to coffee farms, sugarcane, and cattle ranching. Brahman and Brahman-cross cattle, recognizable by their drooping ears and loose dewlap, are common on small Costa Rican farms because the breed tolerates heat and humidity better than European cattle. Barbed-wire fencing of the kind used here is the standard method for dividing pasture land on family-run fincas throughout the region.

Young Cow at a Farm Fence in Alajuela Province

An unpaved gravel road winds through dense forest in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
Alajuela Province spans the northern and central highlands of Costa Rica, stretching from the Central Valley near San José up to the Nicaraguan border. Much of its rural interior consists of small farms and cattle ranches connected by unpaved roads like this one, cut through secondary-growth forest that has reclaimed former pastureland over recent decades.

Gravel Farm Road Through Alajuela Province Forest

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