Huguette Lubrano, Star Clipper’s shore excursion manager, shared these great photos from a recent scouting trip to Isla Tortuga, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica makes it debut on Star Clippers’ roster beginning November 2010, when Star Flyer repositions to the Central American country. Star Flyer will call at some of the country’s most exciting ports including Isla Tortuga, home to Curu National Reserve. The private national wildlife refuge is located on the southern Nicoya Peninsula. The area offers opportunities to see some of the most sought-after species such as howler and spider monkeys, scarlet macaws, collared peccary, coyotes, iguanas and hundreds of species of tropical and migratory birds.

Huguette Lubrano makes a new friend in Costa Rica.

The pristine beaches of Isla Tortugas, Costa Rica.

Wildlife in Costa Rica.