Sunday, January 21, 2024

CATIE Botanical Garden, Turrialba, Costa Rica

A mural inside the visitor center of CATIE.
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza)

CATIE is a research and educational institution in Turrialba, Costa Rica. In English, CATIE stands for “Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center.” We visited there one afternoon during our birding trip — it was quite close to Rancho Naturalista, where we were staying. The gardens and research areas are very beautiful, especially the lake where we photographed a number of bird species. Besides the visitor center, CATIE has a large research building that we didn’t visit.

 

The small lake belonging to CATIE







I waited to post these photos so that I could share the art work with Sami’s Monday Murals and the group of people who enjoy public art of various types (https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/ All photos © 2024 mae sander. I’m also sharing next Saturday with Eileen’s Saturday Critters:



26 comments:

My name is Erika. said...

That mural is great Mae. And it looks like a lovely garden to visit. And at least nice and warm too! hugs-Erika

dancewme said...

Wow, I love the birds and themes in your blog. See you at sunday post @theglobaldig.blogspot.com

Yvonne said...

What great pictures! This looks like a wonderful place to visit. Thank you for sharing these pics!

eileeninmd said...

Great photos, I love the mural.
The sloths are cute!
Take care, have a great day and happy new week!

Lydia C. Lee said...

That mural is gorgeous! Love organisations that do this! Beautiful.

Jenni Elyse said...

Sounds like so much fun! I'd love to go to Costa Rica or somewhere in the Caribbean. I love that mural!

DVArtist said...

Such a beautiful place. I thank you so much for sharing your trip.

Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tours said...

Besides birds, you always feature gorgeous art, thanks!

magiceye said...

Lovely mural and pictures of birds.

Cloudia said...

Pura Vida! Love it!

Iris Flavia said...

Oh, very well done. I would love to see a sloth in real life!

Bertiebo said...

A happy mural! Clean and beautiful.

Sami said...

Beautiful mural, love the sloths :) Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Mae. So many beautiful birds too.

ashok said...

Loved the mural. Lovely pictures!

Jeanie said...

WONDERFUL mural!

Literary Feline said...

Oh wow. Such love photos of CATIE. That mural is beautiful--and so cute. Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a great week, Mae.

Sherry's Pickings said...

love the bird photos and the murals of the sloths!

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

The murals and the outdoor scenery is just beautiful and so many intresting looking birds.

Debbie said...

so many beautiful critters and gardens at CATIE. the mural is really lovely!!

Linda said...

Great mural! The birds are delightful too.

GreenComotion said...

Totally awesome mural! Loved the beautiful birds in this post too. Thank you for sharing with all of us.
Be well!

Adam Jones said...

Some very cool looking birds there.

Shiju Sugunan said...

Wow, that water reflection is stunning! Lovely photos!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Mae,
The Mural is beautiful, perfect for critter day. The Sloth's are cute critters. A nice variety of birds at the lake, the toucan is a favorite.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

The lake is so pretty and those lily pads are huge. Love the artwork too! What a fun trip with lots of surprises!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

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