I met Mike Boston in 2010 while preparing my second book on Costa Rica.

Locally, he’s known as the Crocodile Dundee of Costa Rica. An enthusiastic Scottish biologist, he has formed a truly special bond with these creatures, as I discovered during a nighttime excursion in the waters of Golfo Dulce on the Osa Peninsula.

Mike guided me on several expeditions in the Osa Peninsula, sharing his passion for the often misunderstood creatures: crocodiles, bats, venomous reptiles and amphibians, and even spiders! We also had unforgettable encounters in Corcovado National Park with more iconic and wild species, such as a Baird’s tapir (with whom I swam) and a puma strolling just a few meters away from us.

Read online excerpts from my book “Costa Rica: Encounters in the Last Garden of Eden,” published in 2010 and now out of print, whith our adventures with Mike. (Use the keyboard arrows or the sides of the screen to turn the pages)