In Search of the Resplendent Quetzal

It was a warm April morning when I departed the Central Valley and began climbing skyward along the Pan-American Highway, a network of scenic roads that stretches from Alaska to the tip of Argentina. I was driving through a section known as Cerro de la Muerte, the height of land along Costa Rica's towering continental divide that, on the rare cloudless day, offers views of both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Last updated: Oct 22, 2023