“Lenny had asked me not to feed the birds, but he didn’t say what to do if a bird tried to feed me.” Read the story of my relationship with a fiery-billed aracari named Stravinsky. The Costa Rican bird had a gift for me—a new way to see the world.

More than twenty short stories and poems by travel writers from Costa Rica and abroad comprise this delightful anthology of travel literature about one of the world’s favorite vacation spots. Wandering in Costa Rica brings to life Costa Rica’s tropical rainforests and butterflies, venomous serpents and attack-monkeys, coffee workers and musicians.