Esteban Mendez
Esteban is a native of Monteverde Costa Rica where he was born and raised.
Since he was a little kid, he's has been fascinated with nature being raised very close to the Monteverde cloud forest where the birds used to wake him up each morning.
When he finished high school he knew what he wanted to do, he chose to study something related to nature so he went to school to be a naturalist tour guide.
He also had the opportunity to study english at an american learning institute to increase his language skills, be able to speak, read, write and understand the language very well
Esteban has worked as a naturalist tour guide for over 15 years for many renowned tourism companies , travel agencies, environmental organizations among others doing birding trips, science, leading birding, nature and night walks, coordinating tropical biology courses, research, conservation and itineraries for customized trips.
He is certified as a professional bilingual birding and nature speciallized - tour guide by the Costa Rican tourism board license number 863.
Esteban has birded several countries including Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua among others and has birded extensibly all over Costa Rica.
When he is not guiding, he likes to bird other countries in search of new birds to his bird life list that is now more than 1100 species.
He also likes to ride his mountain bike, check his favorite web site (ebird) and spend quality time with his wife and 2 children.
Esteban is a native of Monteverde Costa Rica where he was born and raised.
Since he was a little kid, he's has been fascinated with nature being raised very close to the Monteverde cloud forest where the birds used to wake him up each morning.
When he finished high school he knew what he wanted to do, he chose to study something related to nature so he went to school to be a naturalist tour guide.
He also had the opportunity to study english at an american learning institute to increase his language skills, be able to speak, read, write and understand the language very well
Esteban has worked as a naturalist tour guide for over 15 years for many renowned tourism companies , travel agencies, environmental organizations among others doing birding trips, science, leading birding, nature and night walks, coordinating tropical biology courses, research, conservation and itineraries for customized trips.
He is certified as a professional bilingual birding and nature speciallized - tour guide by the Costa Rican tourism board license number 863.
Esteban has birded several countries including Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua among others and has birded extensibly all over Costa Rica.
When he is not guiding, he likes to bird other countries in search of new birds to his bird life list that is now more than 1100 species.
He also likes to ride his mountain bike, check his favorite web site (ebird) and spend quality time with his wife and 2 children.
