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Chaves
Leo
received his formal education at the University of Costa
Rica and the National Institute of Learning. He has
been a field guide for 13 years and the last 5 years
Leo has been recording bird sounds all over the country's
different habitats. He is a member of the Costa Rican
Association of Ornithology and has vast experience in
bird banding projects and bird surveys. His love is
ornithology; he took several courses and seminars at
the university but he admits that most of his knowledge
comes from teaching himself. For over four years Leo
has used his knowledge about birds and plants to administer
lectures, short courses, and special training sessions
for other guides. He has guided birdwatcher groups and
naturalist groups for many different companies and universities.
He has also written a number of scientific papers on
Costa Rican's birds and natural history. Leo feels privileged
to have gone birding in The Andes and The Amazon Forest
in Ecuador three years ago. Leo genuinely loves guiding
students, families, nature lovers… |
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Jimmy Tosso
Jimmy
has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Latin
America; he has visited Spain, England, Italy, France,
Holland, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Mexico, and Panama.
This has helped him acquire a very good understanding
of other cultures which he has been able to apply as
a tour guide. Jimmy admits that Italy was his favorite
destination which he first visited over 12 years ago,
when he first discovered his talent for Italian cooking.
Jimmy is fluent in English, Italian and French. He obtained
his guide license 13 years ago from the National Institute
of Learning. With an exceptional sense of humor, he
excels in sharing his knowledge on Costa Rican culture
and nature in a refined and unique manner. Jimmy has
lead groups of all different nationalities, making him
an expert in the Costa Rican guiding field. Costa Rica
Sun Tours is very proud to have Jimmy as one of our
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César Sánchez
Cesar
is a young, gifted biologist, naturalist and birdwatcher.
Cesar has a bachelor's degree in biology from the University
of Costa Rica, and he is now working on his thesis,
"Study of Thrushes Songs"; this is the first
study, within the field of Bioacoustics, which has been
studied in Costa Rica. He is also an assistant in the
Ornithology Department at the University of Costa Rica.
Cesar has enjoyed being a tour guide for several years
all over the country. One of his favorite experiences
was when he was a resident guide at the famous birding
lodge, Rancho Naturalista, in Turrialba valley. Cesar
also had a special internship at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
in Pennsylvania. Last year he participated at the annual
Neotropical Raptor Conference in Panama City. Cesar
is the ideal guide for any nature-oriented group.
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José R. Calvo Samayoa
José
R. Calvo Samayoa, also known as "Indio", is
one of the best bird-watching naturalist guides in Costa
Rica. He is officially certified by the National Institute
of Learning. Indio has been leading natural history
tours all over Costa Rica and in most of Central America
(Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama)
for the past 15 years. He claims, "I'm a well-rounded
naturalist with an extreme passion for rainforest ecology,
ornithology, nature photography, climate and geology."
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Marco Fallas
 Marco
is a native of a small suburb of Costa Rica called Desamparados.
He started working in the field of tourism about 14
years ago, the last 10 years as a guide. He has acquired
great knowledge of nature. Marco is especially great
at spotting wildlife in every forest type in Costa Rica
and is very handy to have around while birding! His
enthusiasm is contagious; Marco puts an unbelievable
amount of time and energy into all of his tours- leaving
his customers with unforgettable memories. We refer
to him is our Pura Vida (full of life) guide.
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