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Acknowledgments
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Key: a-above; b-below/bottom; c-centre; f-far; l-left; r-right; t-top
123RF.com: Blueseacz 85tr; Simon Dannhauer 11t, 222bl; Jiri Hrebicek 85cr; Ondrej Prosicky 94br; Gioia Speer 94tl; Kevin Wells 22-3t; Charles Wollertz 71tr, 187bl; Ekachai Wongsakul 58-9ca.
4Corners: Pietro Canali 17bl, 154-5.
Adrian Hepworth: 18tl, 100-1, 168-9t, 230-1b, 231tr.
Alamy Stock Photo: age fotostock 24crb, 235tl, / Alvaro Leiva 164bl, 182tl; All Canada Photos 173tl; Amar and Isabelle Guillen - Guillen Photo LLC 22-3ca, 74tr, 97crb; shams faraz amir 185cr; Antiqua Print Gallery 51tl; ARCTIC IMAGES / Ragnar Th Sigurdsson 218t; Arterra Picture Library / Clement Philippe 181br; Artokoloro Quint Lox Limited 116br, / liszt collection 139br; Avalon / Bruce Coleman Inc 98b, / Photoshot License 63cra, 74crb, 161bl; Stephen Bay 119t; Elizabeth Bennett 50crb; Georg Berg 10clb, 132bc; Bildagentur-online / Schickert 107tr, 113tl; Billberryphotography / YAY Media AS 143b; Biosphoto 94cra, / Jean-Francois Noblet 209br; Sabena Jane Blackbird 137cra, 239tr; Eduardo Blanco 140-1t, 142tl; Blickwinkel 70crb, 75cra, 94crb; Steve Bly 12cl, 33br; Jurate Buiviene 46tc; Carlos Villoch - MagicSea.com 12t; CarverMostardi 163t, 167bl; Cavan Images 225bl; Chronicle 51cla; ClassicStock / A. Littlejohn 138tr; Thornton Cohen 13cr, 30tl, 42bl, 48cla, 208bl; Helmut Corneli 83cra; Jan A. Csernoch 131tl; Yaacov Dagan 19t, 212-3; David R. Frazier Photolibrary; Inc. 142bc; Design Pics Inc / Deddeda / Destinations 162b; Oscar Dominguez 123tl; Michael Dwyer 125cra, 223br; Eagle Visions Photography / Craig Lovell 141br; Patrick J. Endres 165t; Lindsay Fendt 49tr, 49cr, 242tr; S. Forster 209t; Chris Fredriksson 207tc; Roberto Fumagalli 158clb; Gabbro 39bl, 200br; Gaertner 144bl; George Karbus Photography 80-1; hemis.fr 20cr, 32tl, 42-3t, 174tl, 237tr, / Gardel Bertrand 20t, 107cra, 186br, 240t, / Gregory Gerault 244tl, / Franck Guiziou 117cl; adrian hepworth 28tl, 77br, 177b, 189br, 231cra; Historic Collection 52crb; Zach Holmes 60cla; Claude Huot 44-5t; imageBROKER 74br, 79crb, 107br, / Oliver Gerhard 162clb, 185fcra, / Sonja Jordan 204br, / Peter Schickert 115b, / Siepmann 180t; ImageSync Ltd 211tr; Interfoto 51tr; Jon Arnold Images Ltd 24t; Philip Jones 88cr; juniors@wildlife / Poelzer; W. 167fcra; John Keates 24cr, 224; Dave Keightley 95cra; Cara Koch 48clb; Russell Kord 17t, 126-7; Ivan Kuzmin 74cra; Natalia Kuzmina 91tr; Larry Larsen 219tr; Keith Levit 46br; Look 200t; Look / Konrad Wothe 148tl; Luis Louro 99cra; Mario Humberto Morales Rubí 185crb; Mauritius Images Gmbh 23tr, 41br; mauritius images GmbH / Reinhard Dirscherl 167cra; Neil McAllister 20crb, 26bl, 124bl, 135tr, 137tl, 243tr; Media Drum World 82tr; Megapress 34-5t; Michael Grant Travel 49clb; Christopher Milligan 96tr; John Mitchell 52bc; Josep Moreno 60-1ca; Mostardi Photography 43bl; MShieldsPhotos 39cr; Juan Carlos Muñoz 37tl, 37cl, 44b; My Lit’l Eye 192t; Nature Picture Library 82cra; Nature Picture Library / Chris & Monique Fallows 167crb, / Doug Perrine 167cr; M. Timothy O’Keefe 84b; ONEWORLD PICTURE / Stefan Oberhauser 118bl; Oyvind Martinsen-Panama Wildlife 238tl; Stefano Paterna 35br, 111bc, 146crb, 146b; M L Pearson 191tr; Anthony Pierce 82br; Francesco Puntiroli 221cb; Rana Royalty free 45cl; Sergi Reboredo 203bl; Whit Richardson 239b; robertharding 11cr, 12-3b, 18cb, 22cla, 194-5, 199crb; robertharding Rob Francis 186t, 188t, 190-1b, / R H Productions 190tl; Juan Carlos Muñoz Robredo 28br; Stefan Rosengren 97cra; Marcin Roszkowski 185tr; Jeff Rotman 47br; Bert de Ruiter 184t; Kevin Schafer 149tc; Peter Schickert 134b, 219bl; Kumar Sriskandan 42tc, 53tr; Stephen Frink Collection 29tr; Steve Bloom Images 177t; Martin Strmiska 31cb; 83tr; SuperStock / MOCA Jacksonville 192bc; ticopix 111ca; travelib prime 183br; Universal Images Group North America LLC / Education Images 210tl; UtCon Collection 52tl; Rosa Isabel Vazquez 203cla; Margus Vilbas 121cra; VWPics / Kobby Dagan 160-1t; WaterFrame 242b, / gno 189tc, / mus 167br; Maximilian Weinzierl 241r; Westend61 GmbH 201b; Corey Wise 193bl; Charles Wollertz 198-9b; Xinhua / Kent Gilbert 13br, 48cl, 48cr; Zoonar 2-3, / Galyna Andrushko 151cla, / Lev Kropotov 185cra, / S.Schnepf 122bl.
AWL Images: John Coletti 114tl, 130clb.
Bridgeman Images: University of Miami / Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, U / Gift of Sylvia Coppersmith in memory of Dora Coppersmith 50bc; Private Collection / © Look and Learn 51cb.
Centro Costarricense De Ciencias Y Cultura: 111tl, 111cra, 111crb.
Christopher Baker: 109cra, 131tr.
Coffea Diversa S.A.: 139t.
Costa Rica Piano Festival: 49cl.
Dreamstime.com: Alfredohr2000 185b; Ammit 175bl; Galyna Andrushko 8cl, 8-9b; Andrey Armyagov 79cra; Damian Olivera Bergallo 240bl; Bobhilscher 96br; Brizardh 178cl; Harry Collins 92-3; Kobby Dagan 24bl; Louis Michel Desert 182tr, 232-3t; Linnette Engler 67cra, 173cra; Dirk Ercken 86tr, 86cr; Mario Gyss 29clb; David Havel 89tr, 95br; Pablo Hidalgo 10br; Matthijs Kuijpers 88tr; Leonardospencer 223t; Kieran Li 99crb; Light & Magic Photography 77cr; Carlton Mceachern 73cra; Amy Mei 40tl; Chris Mouyiaris 20bl; Natakuzmina 88br; O0orichard 173tr; Fierce Orchid 16, 102-3; Peek Creative Collective 172-3b; Martin Pelanek 71br, 72cra, 91crb; Piccaya 60tl; John Pierpont 89cr; Ondřej Prosický 62b, 67crb, 71crb, 75crb, 91br, 96crb, 97tr; David Gonzalez Rebollo 138bl; Matyas Rehak 72br; Kaido Rummel 49tl; Saletomic 231br; Martin Schneiter 33cb; Daniel Shumny 85br; SimonDannhauer 76b, 77tr; Olaf Speier 140bl; Ignasi Such 66b; Mark Watson 79br; Willyambradberry 79tr; Wollertz 41cl, 70cra, 99tr, 173crb, 176b; Yobro10 32b; Jinfeng Zhang 36tr.
FLPA: Chris Brunskill 60-1t; Kevin Elsby 73crb; Minden Pictures 19bl, 226-7, / Glenn Bartley 91cra, 95tr, / Greg Basco, BIA 68-9, 90b, / Sean Crane 78b, / Suzi Eszterhas 61tr, / Michael &, Patricia Fogden 64-5, / Flip Nicklin 83crb, / Martin Woike, NiS 72crb, / ZSSD 54-5; Jurgen & Christine Sohns 96cra.
Getty Images: 500px Prime / Kenneth Rivera 151br; AFP / Ezequiel Becerra 48cra; AWL Images / John Coletti 147tl, 217b; Gonzalo Azumendi 26t; Christopher P. Baker 152cl; Bettmann 52cla, 52-3t; Bettmann / L. Mark 178br; Kryssia Campos 38b, 132cb, 186cr; John Coletti 107tl, 130-1b, 153; Corbis / Bill Gentile 53bc; Corbis Documentary / Alison Wright 206b; DigitalVision / Matteo Colombo 205t; Rodrigo Friscione 236br; Ullstein Bild / Gerhard 31tl; Sathish Jothikumar 132-3; Dan Kitwood 36-7b, 49crb; Ron Levine 188crb; The LIFE Picture Collection / George Skadding 53clb; LightRocket / Wolfgang Kaehler 34b; LOOK-foto / Konrad Wothe 29br; Moment Open / Juan Carlos Vindas 210br, / Matteo Colombo 159; Juan Carlos Muñoz 34tc; Photolibrary / John Coletti 220-1b; Bernard Radvaner 82crb; Omar Romero 6-7b; john shepherd 139cr; Francisco Sosa 26cr; David Tipling 4b; © Juan Carlos Vindas 231cla.
iStockphoto.com: 87br, 236-7t, 246-7b; anmcdonnell 46-7t; Atonaltzin 11br; BeNicoMa 99br; Bluberries 13t; CampPhoto 58cla, 234-5b; chuvipro 150-1t; Simon Dannhauer 145tr; E_Rojas 112bl, 116-7t; Esdelval 198-9; Alvaro Faraco 245br; Dirk Freder 38-9t; Freder 8cla; Gustavofrazao 40-1t; Jarib 136-7b; JordiStock 158-9c; jy2nic 70br; Mark Kostich 89br; Rainer Lesniewski 22tl; Starling Mendoza 131cla; migadi 158bl; MmeEmil 177cr; OGphoto 30b, 31br, 241clb; Pchoui 86br; powerofforever 51bc; rathyrye 166b; Arnoldo Robert 48crb; SL_Photography 58-9t, 185cl; Thorsten Spoerlein 87tr; Thepalmer 8clb, 33tl, 59tr, 148b, 149br, 167t; VSpiller 83br; Kevin Wells 87cr, 202-3t.
Lapa Rios: 45crb.
Mary Evans Picture Library: Antiquarian Images 50t.
Museo de Arte Costarricense: Gabriel González 120b.
Museo del Oro Precolombino: Courtesy of Gensler Museo del Oro Precolombino / Andres García 108-9t; Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica 109clb, 109br.
Museo La Salle: 121tr.
naturepl.com: Sean Crane 75tr; Suzi Eszterhas 67tr; Michael & Patricia Fogden 58tl; Nick Garbutt 95crb; Edwin Giesbers 72tr; Patricio Robles Gil 73tr; Nick Hawkins 63crb, 70tr, 73br; Sebastian Kennerknecht 75br; Chien Lee 67br; Cyril Ruoso 71cra; Roland Seitre 63br; Visuals Unlimited 63tr, 97br.
Picfair.com: John Lyman Photos, USA 179; Peek Creative Collective 10ca.
Robert Harding Picture Library: Thomas Grundner 40-1b.
Shutterstock: Luis Alvarado Alvarado 26crb; Marco Diaz Segura 178bl.
SuperStock: imageBROKER 165cla; Minden Pictures / Michael & Patricia Fogden 174clb.
Veragua Rainforest: 216tl.
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