Canopy

2 photos · 2019

2 photographs tagged Canopy, 2019.

Sun setting over the Monteverde Cloud Forest canopy in Costa Rica with layered mist and vegetation visible below.
The Tilarán Mountains form the continental divide that runs through the Monteverde region, separating Caribbean-draining slopes from those facing the Pacific. Monteverde's cloud forest sits at elevations between roughly 1,400 and 1,800 meters, where moisture-laden trade winds condense into the persistent mist that defines the ecosystem. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, established in 1972 by the Tropical Science Center, protects more than 10,500 hectares of this habitat and borders the adjacent Children's Eternal Rainforest, one of the largest private reserves in Central America. The region's elevation and position along the divide create the shifting light and layered haze that mark the transition between day and night over the forest canopy.

Sunset Over the Tilarán Mountains Near Monteverde

Interior of a wood-paneled treehouse in Monteverde, Costa Rica, with large windows overlooking the cloud forest.
The interior of a treehouse accommodation at Hidden Canopy Treehouses in Monteverde, Costa Rica, is finished in polished wood and arranged as a guest living space with seating, a glass coffee table, and an open loft-style ceiling. Large windows and screened openings look out onto surrounding cloud forest vegetation, and the room includes a small balcony and a sitting area beside the exterior opening.

Living Room at Hidden Canopy Treehouses, Monteverde

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