Location: Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Address: Carr. a Reserva de Monteverde
Date: January 2026
Website: fineartglobe.com
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is home to over 400 bird species, 100 mammal species and countless insect and plant species. It is also home to one giant wooden man. He sits across the road from the main parking lot outside of a hostel. Just like the wildlife in the reserve, you have to really be paying attention in order to see him.
Address: Carr. a Reserva de Monteverde
Date: January 2026
Website: fineartglobe.com
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is home to over 400 bird species, 100 mammal species and countless insect and plant species. It is also home to one giant wooden man. He sits across the road from the main parking lot outside of a hostel. Just like the wildlife in the reserve, you have to really be paying attention in order to see him.
From the main parking lot of the reserve you have to take a shuttle along the road before you can begin your hike. Not everyone would notice Clovi sitting on the other side of the street.
The Clovis people lived around 11,000 BC. The story the sculptor likes to tell is that the Clovis people passed through Costa Rica and decided to take a rest and enjoy the beauty of the country. A small plaque on one of Clovi's legs gives credit to two Costa Ricans. They are Gabriel Muñoz Ramírez and Andrés Quesada. The other leg says Monteverde
Clovi sits on the ground relaxing. He is made of a 10 metre long metal frame that was then covered in wooden pieces. All of the pieces are unwanted or found wood. Some of them used to be furniture from the hostel behind Clovi.
Clovi really embraces the Pura Vida (Pure Life) lifestyle of the Costa Ricans. Before you get in your car and drive away be sure to hunt around to see if you can't spot him. When in Costa Rica you should always be watching and listening to enjoy all the wonders that it holds.
