Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Travel Guide: The Best of Manuel Antonio & Quepos, 2012
Evelyn Gallardo was born in Los Angeles, California. She first visited Costa Rica in 1988 as a wildlife photographer specializing in primates.  She's the author of the award-winning book, "Among the Orangutans - The Birute Galdikas Story" (Chronicle Books).  She's the author of more than 30 articles and has produced more than 100 videos on YouTube about Costa Rica, travel, conservation and endangered primates. Evelyn was also a public speaker for 20 years on the topics of conservation and writing.    Over the course of 28 years of traveling through Africa, Asia, Central America and South America, Evelyn and her husband David searched for a place to eventually live abroad. Out of the many countries they visited, they chose Costa Rica. They bought a home in Manuel Antonio in 2000 and moved there in 2004. They built a second home on Espadilla Beach. Both homes are within the natural foraging routes of 3 kinds of monkeys. Evelyn currently runs a vacation rental home business in Manuel Antonio.