Aero: Kyle Hubble – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity
Aero: Kyle Hubble – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity
Aero: Kyle Hubble – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity
Biodiversity is a very good thing, plain and simple. If you have a very diverse ecosystem you have an abundance of species that work together and provide numerous benefits and more importantly it’s harder for things like diseases to upset the balance of nature. Costa Rica is overflowing with biodiversity. Stopping the first week at Zoo Ave we were introduced to the thousands and thousands of species of birds in the country, not to mention the other kinds of animals that call Costa Rica home.
On top of the fauna there is a near infinite amount of various flora in the country. We had the pleasure of visiting several forests and even a botanical gardens and the variation was just astounding. Walking through the forests you notice that there isn’t even one square inch not being used in some form, either growing on or decomposing. All the trees were covered with different plants and mosses. I was just blown away at how much life was thriving in such small spaces and then to think that this is happening everywhere in the forest. It blows my mind!
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I have already mentioned the various kinds of fruits and vegetables available here in Costa Rica in previous entries. But, I really need to mention my host family’s back yard. The backyard was relatively small, about the size of a racquetball court. However it was jam packed with life! My family was growing every staple when it comes to kitchen herbs, from oregano, basil, and thyme to mint. There was even sugarcane growing in one corner! They had a small mango tree that was already starting to bear fruit. Several vine plants and flowers were growing all along the walls enclosing the yard. Off to the side my host father was even growing his own tomatoes.
What makes this an even more beautiful paradise is that the Ticos know that this is a paradise and they protect it. Costa Rica is very conscience of recycling and reusing as much as possible. When visiting the Doka coffee plantation our guide made a point to tell us how they re use as much as they can. When a coffee plant becomes to old it is mulched and used as fertilizer for the new and existing plants. During a conversation with my host family they made it very clear that in Costa Rica the environment comes first.
– Kyle Hubble
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