Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate: Exotic and Unseen Costa Rica
Nonfiction, Travel, Caribbean & Latin America, Central America, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Ecology
| Author: | Jack Ewing | ISBN: | 9781936555024 |
| Publisher: | PixyJack Press | Publication: | November 14, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jack Ewing |
| ISBN: | 9781936555024 |
| Publisher: | PixyJack Press |
| Publication: | November 14, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Discover the mysterious and fascinating ways in which animals and plants—and people—interact with one another in the rainforests of Costa Rica. Author and naturalist Jack Ewing shares a wealth of observations and experiences, gathered from more than three decades of living in southwestern Costa Rica, home to some of the most prolific and diverse ecosystems on Earth. More than just a simple collection of essays, Monkeys are Made of Chocolate is a testament to the wonder of life in all its countless guises, as seen through the eyes of a man with a gift for subtle discernment and a natural flair for storytelling.
“Jack Ewing’s thirty-year adventure in a Costa Rican jungle has produced a book full of infectious love and amazing lore.” - Daniel Quinn, award-winning author of Ishmael
Author Jack Ewing:
In 1970 Jack Ewing and his family left Colorado for Costa Rica where, over the decades, he helped convert a former cattle ranch into Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, now a well-known ecotourism destination on the southwest coast of Costa Rica. He is currently president of two environmental organizations, ASANA (Association of Friends of Nature) and FUNDANTA (Foundation for the Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor). His books include Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate, and Where Tapirs and Jaguars Once Roamed.
Discover the mysterious and fascinating ways in which animals and plants—and people—interact with one another in the rainforests of Costa Rica. Author and naturalist Jack Ewing shares a wealth of observations and experiences, gathered from more than three decades of living in southwestern Costa Rica, home to some of the most prolific and diverse ecosystems on Earth. More than just a simple collection of essays, Monkeys are Made of Chocolate is a testament to the wonder of life in all its countless guises, as seen through the eyes of a man with a gift for subtle discernment and a natural flair for storytelling.
“Jack Ewing’s thirty-year adventure in a Costa Rican jungle has produced a book full of infectious love and amazing lore.” - Daniel Quinn, award-winning author of Ishmael
Author Jack Ewing:
In 1970 Jack Ewing and his family left Colorado for Costa Rica where, over the decades, he helped convert a former cattle ranch into Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, now a well-known ecotourism destination on the southwest coast of Costa Rica. He is currently president of two environmental organizations, ASANA (Association of Friends of Nature) and FUNDANTA (Foundation for the Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor). His books include Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate, and Where Tapirs and Jaguars Once Roamed.
