Falling Bodies and Flying Beings in Costa Rica

Although Costa Rica only accounts for 0.03 percent of the planet’s surface, it has 5 percent of the world’s biodiversity. A quarter of the country is protected territory, including 29 national parks, 19 wildlife refuges and eight biological reserves, and all of it is a playground for the adventurous. It’s where I bungee jumped dangerously, slept overnight on a beach, hitchhiked, stowed away and cruised down crocodile-infested canals.