Costa Rica’s Two-Century Fight to Keep Its Orchids
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026The small nation of Costa Rica is home to amazing orchids, including hundreds of native species. The national flower is a Cattleya relative called Guarianthe skinneri, known as guaria morada in Spanish. Unfortunately, that botanical richness has drawn collectors who take wild plants. While the days of European explorers who strip entire forests are past, […]
