During the months of March through June the Cerro de la Muerte (Mountain of Death) in Costa Rica offers a unique natural spectacle, with hundreds of fireflies or lightning bugs that make their appearance.

The Cerro de la Muerte is the place fireflies pick for their reproductive season due to the climate conditions and the dense vegetation, it is a very rare chance to see many of these winged beetles at the same time using their bioluminescence to attract mates .

The tour company Adonde ir Costa Rica is organizing a firefly tour, in which attendees will be able to admire these insects in their natural habitat.

The tour takes place on Sunday, May 13 on a property on route to Cerro de la Muerte. The cost is of 22 thousand colones for adults and 15 thousand colones for children (6+) and it includes transportation, entrance to the property, snack, dinner, guide and insurance.

Those interested in participating can send an email to [email protected] or call 8605-4932.

About 2,100 species of fireflies are found in temperate and tropical climates, all them with their particular characteristic of bioluminescence. Fireflies produce a “cold light”. This chemically produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale red, with wavelengths from 510 to 670 nanometers.