Unfortunately, this mega biodiversity appears purely academic as we walk through: there doesn’t seem to be a single bird or beast in the forest. Plinio has an explanation: “Three days ago ...

Hanging bridge tours in Monteverde Cloud Forest are one of the biggest draws to this popular Central America destination. | Photo by Leslie Cross from Unsplash The Monteverde Cloud Forest is one ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If it works in your schedule, take a nighttime tour of the cloud forest. A naturalist guide can point out armadillos and tarantulas that come out after dark, and you'll ...

Plinio Montenegro, a local guide from the nearby town of Boquete, has taken us into the mountains to hike through cloud forest – so rare it covers less than one per cent of the planet.