Date: 5/19/26 9:25 am From: Ted Levin <tedlevin1966...> Subject: [VTBIRD] Costa Rica 2027
*Costa Rica Natural History and Birding Adventure:*
* April 10 – 19, 2027*
*Arenal Volcano Extension April 19 - 22, 2027*
*Away from tourist centers: 300 species of birds in twelve days,
crocodiles, red-eyed tree frogs, toads the size of sneakers, tapirs,
anteaters, and four species of monkeys. Neotropical otters. Coatimundis.
Tayra. Kinkajou. We’ll visit cloud forests, old-growth jungles, timberline,
both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, boat rides down remote rivers, and
along the southern Pacific coast.*
*Leaders:*
*1) Ted Levin—*Ted is a lifelong naturalist, whose work has appeared in
Houghton-Mifflin’s *the Best American Sports *Writing, *The New York Times*
, *The *Guardian, *Audubon Magazine*, *Sports Illustrated*, *The Boston
Globe Magazine*, *National Geographic Traveler*, and *OnEarth,* among many
other publications. He is the author of eleven books, including *Liquid
Land: A Journey Through the Florida Everglades*, the 2004 Burroughs Medal
winner, the highest honor given to an American nature writer. *Forbes*
chose *America’s Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber *Rattlesnake, one
of the ten finest conservation books of 2016. *The Promise of Sunrise:
Finding Solace in a Broken World* was published in 2026. This will be Ted’s
tenth trip to Costa Rica, including hosting Vermont Public’s Citizens of
the World Tour in 2010.
*Email: **<tedlevin1966...>* <tedlevin1966...>
*cellphone: 802 399 9398*
*2) Gil Calvo— *A naturalist and Neotropical birder extraordinaire, Gil has
created & led custom natural-history tours throughout Costa Rica for 30
years, including four with Ted for Hanover High School, Hanover, NH. In
2000, inspired by a lifelong passion for his native country, Gil created
Tropical Advisors Costa Rica, Inc. (formerly Tropical Angel Travel). Today,
Tropic Advisors has evolved into one of Mesoamerica’s premier custom tour
companies.
