Guayacán Rainforest Reserve

Guayacán Rainforest Reserve The Guayacan Rainforest Reserve is a small family owned and operated ecolodge and private nature preserve.

The Guayacan Rainforest Reserve is one of the best places in Costa Rica to comfortably experience an amazing tropical rainforest's biodiversity. The Guayacán Rainforest Reserve is a privately owned and operated nature preserve that is nestled in the Caribbean foothills of northern Talamanca, near the small town of Guayacán de Siquirres. The Guayacán Rainforest Reserve is one of the most exclusive and biologically diverse private nature preserves in Costa Rica. The reserve is located in a large section of contiguous and protected rainforest in the upper catchment basin of the Siquirres River valley. The reserve has a total area of 49 hectares (121 acres), and an altitudinal range between 440–610 meters above sea level. The Guayacán Rainforest Reserve is well-known internationally for its astonishing diversity of amphibians, with 56 species having been recorded within its boundaries, but it is equally impressive for its diversity of many other groups of flora and fauna such as birds, reptiles, insects and other invertebrates, orchids, aroids, bromeliads, and palms. The Guayacán Rainforest Reserve has more than 3 kilometers of well-maintained trails that our guests can either explore on their own, or during one of the personalized private tours that we offer. For more information about visiting the Guayacán Rainforest Reserve please contact us through our website www.cramphibian.com

Heliconia calatheiphylla is one of the rarest Heliconia species in Central America, known only to exist within a very re...
13/09/2026

Heliconia calatheiphylla is one of the rarest Heliconia species in Central America, known only to exist within a very restricted range along the central Caribbean foothills of Costa Rica. Heliconia calatheiphylla can be found within the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve, typically growing in riparian forest habitats.

We would like to thank Prof. Hector Z. and the 2026 class of herpetology from the National University of Costa Rica (UNA...
11/09/2026

We would like to thank Prof. Hector Z. and the 2026 class of herpetology from the National University of Costa Rica (UNA) for coming to stay at the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve. As always, it is a great pleasure to host them and meet some of the future generation of Costa Rican biologists!

A drone image of a flowering Tabebuia guayacan tree in valley of the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve.
10/09/2026

A drone image of a flowering Tabebuia guayacan tree in valley of the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve.

The last couple months have been extremely rainy, and especially very heavily overcast most if the time, the sun has onl...
08/09/2026

The last couple months have been extremely rainy, and especially very heavily overcast most if the time, the sun has only poked out for brief periods during this period. As can be seen in the two attached images, according to the digital rain gauge here at the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve, during the month of July we received 1248 mm or 49.1 inches of rainfall. During the month of August we received 1016 mm or 40.0 inches of rainfall.

06/09/2026

The Guayacan Rainforest Reserve has HUGE diversity of arachnids, ranging from tiny spiders that are barely visible to the naked eye to large species such as tarantulas like the one in this video that was taken last night during a hike in the reserve. For the careful observer, literally every step along our 3 kilometers of well-maintained and easy walking trails reveals yet another species to observe and admire.

The unforgettable face and menacing large sharp mandibles of a Pitbull Katydid (Lirometopum coronatum). These predatory...
05/09/2026

The unforgettable face and menacing large sharp mandibles of a Pitbull Katydid (Lirometopum coronatum). These predatory inhabitants of the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve can at times be observed feeding on other insects, even being able to cut through the tough exoskeleton of species such as beetles with their powerful and sharp black mandibles.

04/09/2026

The Guaycan Rainforest Reserve hosts an amazing biodiversity, including some spectacular insects. Here is a short video that we took a couple nights ago during a nocturnal hike in the reserve. The video shows a very beautiful and quite unusual golden color variation of the praying mantis Antemna rapax. This individual is a female and she is guarding her egg case, known as an ootheca.

Palmer's Tree Frog (Hyloscirtus palmeri), a rare and beautiful taxon, is just one of the many species of riparian amphib...
19/08/2026

Palmer's Tree Frog (Hyloscirtus palmeri), a rare and beautiful taxon, is just one of the many species of riparian amphibians that can be found within the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve.

We are definitely feeling the effect of El Niño 2026! Here on the Caribbean foothills of Costa Rica, where the Guayacan...
16/08/2026

We are definitely feeling the effect of El Niño 2026! Here on the Caribbean foothills of Costa Rica, where the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve is located, during El Niño events such as the one we are currently experiencing, we expect to receive above average rainfall. It has been raining constantly for more than 24 hours, ranging in intensity from moderate to heavy downpour. As can be seen in the image of the digital rain gauge here at the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve, we have received 216 mm, 21.6 cm, or 8.5 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Also visible in this image is the amount of rainfall that we have received Since January 1st 2026 (7.5 months), a total of 4,449 mm, 444.9 cm, 4.45 meters, 175.2 inches, or 14.6 feet! We are only half way through August, and we still have 4.5 months of time and additional rainfall accumulation to go in 2026. We might be on track to beat the record amount of rainfall we have recorded here in over 20 years, which was 7,822 mm, 782.2 cm, 78.2 meters, 307.8 inches, or 25.7 feet back in 2015, another El Niño year! The "normal" amount of rainfall that we expect to receive here per year is 5 to 6 meters or 16 to 20 feet.

12/08/2026

Three species of poison frogs are commonly observed here in the Guayacan Rainforest Reserve, this includes the yard and garden area as well. The three species of poison frogs are Dendrobates auratus, Oophaga pumilio, and Phyllobates lugubris. This short video was taken this morning of a male Dendrobates auratus that was transporting two tadpoles on its back here in the carport next to the front door of our house. We frequently see poison frogs transporting tadpoles/larvae on their backs both in the reserve and garden area. No matter how many times you see them, they are still such amazing animals!!

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