My wife and I both love orchids and we thankfully live in a country that just happens to have 1,400 different orchids and supposedly, about 386 of them are unique to Costa Rica.

There are approximately 25,000 species of orchids in the wild and perhaps another 25,000 varieties of hybrids that have been cataloged.

Orchids occur naturally all over the world with the exception of Antarctica and have even been encountered at elevations of 14,000 feet.

They are all so gorgeous and a few of them smell delicious too but unfortunately ‘scratch and sniff’ has not yet been developed for the computer so we can’t help with that part of the equation…

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.