Discovering the Wonders of Micro-Farming: Ecotour of a Costa Rica Tilapia Farm

A photo blog of a Crocodile Bay ecotour of a Tilapia Farm in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. This farm in an example of the popular micro-farming taking place throughout Costa Rica’s rainforest. A sustainable farming technique that has minimal impact on the ecosystem.  Most of these farms include the highly profitable Cocoa tree as one of their crops. Tilapia is a very popular Costa Rica fish.

The tilapia pond found on the farm.

Raindrops on the pond during a brief unexpected rainfall while on the ecotour.

 Enclosures for the Tilapia Ponds protect the fish from unwanted predators.

A giant old growth tree in the middle of the rainforest of the Tilapia Farm.

 A sloth hanging from a limb of tree.

Up close and personal that sloth has quite a snout.

 These leafcutter ants hunts for leaves in the rainforst, which they carry back to their nests and chew on turning them into a pulp and then growing their own food. They are farmer ants.

Beautiful caterpillars on the bark of a tree.

A local hangout spot, the Tilapia Farm’s restaurant and bar.

Interior of the Tilapias Bar and Restaurant. Some locals and an expat enjoy a drink.

 Las Tilapias Restaurant.

 Cutting open a coconut to drink the milk.

 Local boy who lives at the Tilapia Farm.

The Cocoa trees that grow on the farm.