At the Canopy Layer, Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012

At the Canopy Layer, Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012

The bridge at the canopy layer reveals philodendrons, ferns, orchids, and other plants, all competing for precious real estate on an avocado tree.

Hanging Bridge, Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012

Hanging Bridge, Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012

One of the distinctive features of Monteverde (now much imitated) is a bridge over a deep valley which allows visitors to walk by trees at the canopy level, seeing the plants that would normally be far above our heads.