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HOW THIS BOOK WAS MADE
|is book exists to document that shiv. Yes, it is a travel guide. Yes, it is a
photography journal. But more than that, it is an argument for a diferent
way of moving through the world — one where days are treated as onite
resources, curiosity is prioritized over comfort, and places are allowed to
remain larger than your understanding of them.
Every adventure has a behind-the-scenes story. We’ve shared what happened
out in the oeld, but we thought it might be useful and interesting to pull
back the curtain on how this book itself came together — the process, the
tools, the decisions, and the people involved.
It is also an ampliocation of the people who make this kind of travel
possible. Guides like Michael, Rolando, Edward, Andrés, Dennis, and the
unnamed neighbors who spot birds from their yards. Property owners who
protect habitat instead of clearing it. Lodges that choose integration over
domination. Communities that tolerate visitors while living alongside
ecosystems that outsiders oven romanticize. Without them, none of this
happens.
“With so many great places to
explore and so little time to do so, I
look forward to my next project as
producer and director.”
-T.O.
Finally, this book is intentionally ofered freely — not as a marketing tool,
but as a contribution. A way to support the organizations, educators, guides,
and conservation-minded operators who are trying to preserve what makes
Costa Rica extraordinary in the orst place. Because if this journey taught
us anything, it’s this: places like Costa Rica don’t need more visitors. |ey
need better ones. Visitors who arrive curious, leave humbled, and return
changed. Visitors who understand that even twelve days — twelve full days
— is not enough. And who realize that this isn’t a failure. It’s an invitation.
Genesis of an Idea: |e concept for this book was born around our dining
table in Cañaza about a year before we embarked on the expedition. We
realized we had amassed years of stories and photographs from the Osa
Peninsula, but we’d never pushed ourselves to see how that knowledge
stacked up against the rest of Costa Rica. We asked ourselves: what if we
designed the most intense, experience-packed trip we could handle and
documented the whole thing? |e idea simmered, and aver plenty of
