Pieter Westra

Pieter Westra werd geboren en getogen in Leuven (België). Reeds vanaf zijn jeugdjaren begon hij zich te interesseren in het tropisch regenwoud tijdens zijn reizen door Costa Rica, wanneer hij zijn vader bezocht. Dit leidde uiteindelijk tot een studie biologie die hij met succes afrondde in 1999 aan de Universiteit van Antwerpen. In 2002 besloot Pieter zijn vaderland vaarwel te zeggen en na een lange rondreis door Zuid-Amerika en Panama besloot hij zich te vestigen in het hem ondertussen vertrouwde Costa Rica, waar hij zich begon te specialiseren in vogelobservatie. Vandaag is Pieter een van de betere vogelgidsen in Costa Rica met zeer goede terreinkennis, en vertrouwd met de vele vogelgeluiden. Zijn passie voor en kennis van de avifauna in Costa Rica werken aanstekelijk wat Pieter de perfecte reisbegeleider maakt voor een reis naar Costa Rica.
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