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We had a successful birding trip to Costa Rica this year as Pam saw over 270 species of birds and added 66 new ones to her life list. Of course, I was only able to get photos of a fraction of the birds we saw. Sonia Nuñez with Costa Rica Gateway (costaricagateway.com) was a great help with our trip planning and Mel Cruz was our guide throughout the trip. From our experience we can highly recommend this combination if you want to maximize your birding opportunities and see the Costa Rican countryside.