Adventures with Purpose — Season 1, Episode 9: Costa Rica: Quest for Pura Vida

Episode synopsis

Richard Bangs explores the ecological nexus of North and South America - Costa Rica. Costa Rica is home to endless natural wonders: wild rivers, fire-spewing volcanoes, verdant rainforests and more species of animals and plants than found in the United States and Canada combined. Bangs attempts to uncover the secret to Costa Rica's success in preserving their small country's extraordinary biodiversity. He begins his journey on the Pacific side, where the Osa Peninsula encircles Corcovado National Park. Then, he explores the beaches at Punta Islita, Palo Verde National Park and the Monteverde Cloud Forest, before heading to Tortuguero National Park, a tropical rain forest on the Caribbean coast.

About Adventures with Purpose

Richard Bangs journeys across the planet in search of ecological challenges and ecological solutions.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Egypt: Quest for the Lord of the Nile
• E2New Zealand: Quest for Kaitiakitanga
• E3Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime
• E4Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit
• E5Morocco: Quest for the Kasbah
• E6India: Quest for the One-Horned Rhinoceros
• E7Greece: Quest for the Gods
• E8Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon
• E10Hong Kong, Macau & Guangdong: Quest for Harmony
• E11Geneva & the Matterhorn: Quest for the Water Castle
• E12Basel and Lucerne: Quest for the Crossroads