308, 2013
2807, 2013
Armadillos
Among the wildlife we see daily at RDS are monkeys, toucans, iguanas, pizotes, scarlet macaws… just to name a few. But a few days ago we spotted Armadillos for the first time as they were foraging along the road. Armadillo means “little armored one” in Spanish.
“Little armored one”.
2507, 2013
Anna, Ari, and Lela
The family behind RDS taking a walk after a rain shower along the nearby road.
407, 2013
June’s newsletter
Become a farm intern this fall and learn natural building →
This is June’s edition of our monthly newsletter. A little late.
3006, 2013
Incredible views
Raices del Sol is located in the gorgeous mountains of Costa Rica’s central valley, 2.5 hrs from San Jose’s international airport and about a half hour drive on a scenic dirt road to the pacific coast. Our private wildlife refuge borders the La Cangreja mountain chain which is Costa Rica’s newest and most virgin national park.
There are magnificent view points throughout the farm and on clear days you can see all the way to the coast from several of them. In this season we often look down at the cloudy valley in the early mornings and late afternoons while up here enjoying a majestic sky full of colors.
2006, 2013
Ari and Lela riding Thunder
Ari and Lela riding Thunder
1406, 2013
Pizotes and other wild animals
There are countless wild Pizotes (wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizote) on our private wildlife refuge and in the thousands of acres of virgin forest bordering RDS. We are blessed with incredible wildlife and biodiversity such as is becoming increasingly rare in the world. We thrive to protect natural habitats (mainly by letting them be!) and foster true respect for nature. For us this translates in practical daily actions and long-term choices rather than being an empty word tossed around over a couple of industrial beers and a GMO-filled meal.
Other wild animals we see all the time include white-faced monkeys, foxes, wild chickens and wild turkeys, scarlet macaws, toucans, and a whole lot more. There are also wild pigs and even mountain lions but these are very allusive and to get to see them you’ll need to know how to be very quiet while exploring and spending time in the jungle.
Pizote
1306, 2013
2803, 2013
Ari’s Brithday!
Ari turned four last week!
1703, 2013
Working on “The Nest”
Working on “The Nest”.