Costa Rica is a friendly place of stunning tropical beauty and biodiversity. Go birding in Costa Rica and these truths becomes evident upon arrival. Take a look around and whether heading to a hotel near San Jose or watching macaws on the Pacific coast, beautiful mountain scenery is always visible. Some of those mountains are volcanoes (most are dormant or extinct), others have been uplifted by a meeting of continents. Either way, the green peaks are topped with forest and th