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14/08/2026

🦉Andean Great Horned Owl! I was in Yungay, Perú, a historic town in Ancash learning about the avalanche of the Huascarán in 1970 that killed over 25 000 people when I saw this gorgeous creature perched.

It's look was so intense that I couldn't stop staring. I photographed it without realizing how precious the moment was. 🥹

This beauty is found up to 4,400m above sea level, definitely built for altitude. 🏔️

Its grip? Strong enough to take down prey way bigger than itself. It's also one of the few predators that hunts skunks, thanks to its almost nonexistent sense of smell.🫢

Its eyes can't move at all, but its neck can rotate up to 270° to make up for it. 🙂‍↔️

No nest building either: it just moves into abandoned hawk or eagle nests on high cliffs.🪹

💚Moments that make you appreciate nature and wildlife in their habitat even more💚

17/07/2026

Let us share some joy with you today! 🌻

Fascism is rising, hate and division is everywhere, my tico paradise is being dismantled slowly and some still support it, pedophiles and rapists are ruling the world behind tons of money, etc.....BUT, HERE'S THE GIGANTIC BUT..JOY IS HOW WE FUEL OURSELVES TO FIGHT BACK, IT FILLS US WITH THE STRENGTH OF LOVE, IT ALLOWS US TO GET BACK AND SPEAK UP, TAKE ACTIONS FOR A BETTER WORLD, AND KEEP MAKING SURE WE'RE ON THE KIND, COMPASSIONATE AND JUST SIDE OF HISTORY ! ❤️

Because the biggest changes in the world were not made from the comfortability of a couch, they were made by thousands of humans who had to resist horrors, and yet support each other and hold on to hope!❤️

If the heaviness of the world reaches you daily with more awful news, DONT ALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT OR NUMB, let us spread some joyful pics to support your ongoing efforts for justice and community care ❤️ Decolonizing is a challenging process❤️

16/05/2026

🌝When the moon visits the day🥹! These are the unexpected moments that can take your breath away. No sunset, blue sky but a whole conversation happening there..witnessing nature is the biggest honor and pleasure of my life 💚🥹

The stories that dont need to be told, just appreciated 🌟

13/05/2026

✨🫀While I focus on landscape and wildlife photography, I also love mixing it with a bit of travel and culture photography as well. Since I told you on my past post about my upcoming trip to Asia, I want to share more about Cambodia. This country showed me other types of faith and ways of living, making me be more open, kind and reflective about challenges, privileges and the world.

🫯Phnom phenh felt chaotic and charming in its own way and made me realized I've never seen so many electrical cables in knots in my life ja.

🌊Kep was calmer and slow paced. I discovered locals swimming on the ocean with regular clothes while foreigners used swimsuits, karaoke on the park and fresh seafood that was stored in questionable ways. I also saw kids playing with garbage and the sea smelled like poop..later I found out why. And it made me reflect a lot.

🌟And Siem Reap showed me monks receiving water blessings like in the first picture, mom's supporting kids, beautiful temples and a different faith. I wasn't expecting to feel so overwhelmed and thankful. It really gave a different meaning to people's beliefs and my own in a positive and open way.

🍴I ate Lok Lak, walked like crazy and gave myself the time to explore and contemplate macaques monkeys playing with stuff.

1. Monk receiving a water blessing
2. Mom in Siem Reap looking for lices on kids head.
3. Local enjoying agua de p**a
4. A local offering a faith donation to a monk
5. Mom and kid at the local market with seafood
6. Monks walking in Phnom Penh
7. Momma and baby macaque chilling
8. Globalization
9. A regular evening

🫀I wonder how my perception will feel with a more decolonized heart and mind. Looking forward to get deeper into the culture and real local stories.

12/05/2026

🥹I earned a spot to go to Cambodia soon, all paid up by one of the companies I work for. 🤯💜 I wasn't expecting it and all the effort I made, truly benefits thousands of locals around the world to have more opportunities in life: Thank you Planeterra 🙏🏾

I feel proud and it also brought back some exciting memories and thought on the last couple of days 🥹

✨In 2017, I sold everything I had: furniture, electronic appliances, clothes, a house because I wanted to travel the world.🤷🏾‍♀️ I didn't care about material stuff..I had spent all my 20s as a caregiver of my mom, I had an abortion and I lost a lot of people I loved due to terminal diseases, plus, the guy I was madly in love with since highschool, decided to part ways with our relationship. 🤍 After some years, I started a new relationship and right before my trip, I decided to broke up with him. 🤷🏾‍♀️

🫣🌻⚡I felt like I needed a boost of life. And I did!! One of the countries I visited was Cambodia and it opened my mind in so many ways that I wasn't expecting! I felt how privileged I had been, even with my own pain and struggles. I learned from a complete different culture and challenges of the other side of the world! 🤯

I came back to Costa Rica because I fell madly in love with the biggest mistake of my life: the person who was going to become a narcissist agressor for the upcoming 8 years. 🤦🏾‍♀️

Watching these pictures, makes me feel more connected to who I was before I entered the cycle of violence with him. 🧘🏾‍♀️🏋🏾‍♀️🧜🏾‍♀️🧚🏾‍♀️🦸🏾‍I was independent, strong, a free spirit, creative, with no fear. I truly believed I could do anything in life, I went for what I wanted and made it come true, I didn't care about having no plans, a stable job, the future or even material stuff. I felt alive.

❤️So, it makes me smile because this year, I'm slowly feeling I can be myself again and not shrink for anyone. I can laugh from spontaneous challenges and not deal with an angry person next to me all the time.

🌻Im starting to feel free again and I can't wait to visit Cambodia after all these years. Who knows, maybe I'll find the part of myself I left on that trip in 2018! ❤️

11/05/2026

Stops on a road trip! There's nothing like the driving, watching a beautiful scenery and taking a moment to contemplate, walk and breathe the scene with your whole body!!

If you ever drive around the Interstate 70, through the San Rafael Reef and Swell in Utah between Green River and Fremont Junction, do yourself a favor, stop, get out of the car and enjoy!!!!!

This engineering marvel passes through Spotted Wolf Canyon, revealing steeply dipped sandstone hogbacks and colorful, dramatic rock landscapes.

It's just a beautiful place 🥹❤️

PS: Please USA, get rid of Trump and all the pedophiles/ extremists /racists / xenophobic from the government, the world won't ever forget what they and Israel have done and keep doing to innocent people, you can do SO MUCH BETTER 🤍 🙏🏾🙏🏾

10/05/2026

🤯The first time I visited Johnston Canyon, I thought it was just magical winter wonderland where waterfalls freeze into massive, glittering ice sculptures. But after I started decolonizing myself, I've been more and more curious about the connection with the lands and First Nations.

🫪I mean..why do people only talk about who was the first explorer to discover it if these places where actually discovered and inhabited thousands of years before the first colonizer came??

It shouldn't be named Johnston Canyon either..

❤️So, let me tell you the coolest facts about this beautiful area: The Stoney Nakoda (Îyârhe Nakoda) First Nations were the first recorded people in these lands, known as skilled warriors and hunters who traversed the valley on trapping and hunting expeditions.

But the Bow Valley was a shared space, so it also served as a vital meeting place and travel route for many nations, including the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), Tsuut’ina, Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, and Métis.

✨For Indigenous, these mountains are not just scenery but sacred temples and places of vision. The nearby hot springs were traditionally used for healing and gathering medicines.

When Banff National Park was established, Indigenous peoples were largely excluded from the land, losing physical and cultural ties to these important sites for decades.

Today, it is said that Parks Canada and the Town of Banff are working to restore these connections through initiatives like the Indigenous Framework. But I don't trust them...I really have no idea if that effort has gone beyond words.

😵‍💫Governments and stewards of the land have failed indigenous people so much and I've seen it happened even in my own country Costa Rica, where the government is still trying to pass laws to reduce indigenous territory and rights..

🙏🏾❤️So my friends, if you ever visit the magical lands of the First Nations in the Bow Valley, imagine the rituals and healing ceremonies that happened thousands of years through ancient and sacred knowledge!

09/05/2026

🫀As above, so below: a world of interconnectedness in the Cave of the Mounds! 🪨 Known as the "jewel box" of United States of America's caves. I heard of this place and was craving to go. So one weekend, I decided to explore and I wasnt disappointed!! 🥹

💎 This limestone cave discovered by accident in 1939, features growing formations over 1 million years old. 🤯Can you imagine?! It's entering another world right above ours!

It is known for its high concentration of cave decorations, including stalactites, stalagmites, and columns. 🩶

Cave formations grow at a rate of roughly one centimeter every 100 years. Your hair grows faster in 6 hours than the cave formations grow in an entire year.🤯

I've always admired people who dedicate their lives to go underground, discovering entire rooms of precious textures, figures and overwhelming beautiful formations!

It's such mind-blowing how beautiful and how many secrets all of those caves and walls hold..any recommendations on other caves around the world you feel it's worth the visit?! 🥹 I'm up for explore the underground too 🫀

08/05/2026

🥹❤️Yellow-bellied marmots in Rocky Mountain National Park!! I've never seen one before until that road trip!! Running around, hiding beneath the rocks and then walking on the side of the road, there was this fella!!!!! We stopped the car to see it🥹💚

They are giant, social ground squirrels that live in the alpine tundra, often called "whistle pigs" for their loud alarm calls. They are true hibernators, sleeping for up to 8 months and spending 80% of their lives underground, often seen lounging on rocks during short summers.

How special 🥹💚 Damn, the Rockies are truly SPECTACULAR: Canadian and from the USA side!!!!!!!!!

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