Tortuguero National Park
Renowned for its abundant wildlife, national parks, green tropical rain forest and the birds of Costa Rica has 28 national parks. With this in mind, the big question on everyones lips is where they should go? A popular option is Tortuguero.
Tortuguero National Park, named after various species of sea turtles that go there to nest between February and October, has become one of the favorite destinations of Costa Rica ecotourism. Hawksbill, stupid and Pacific Green turtles nest on the 22-mile stretch of white sandy beaches from July to October, while the leatherback turtle, the world’s largest marine turtle, nest between February and July. Leatherback turtles do not have a hard shell and are usually fed from a jellyfish, which they found deep in the sea.
You can find in the town of Tortuguero Dr. Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge and the local visitors center. There are a variety of conservation projects taking place in this country, and this includes a turtle-tagging is done by wildlife protection for the Conservation of Caribbean companies.
There are three park station: Cuatro Esquinas Headquarters, Sector Jalova Station and Station Aguas Frias. For scenery and wildlife parks there are stations along the route.
In the park there are various hotels including: Turtle Beach Lodge, Mawamba Lodge, Pachira Lodge, Ilan-Ilan Hotel and Hotel Manatus. A stay in one of hotels including meals and lodging, but the national park entrance fees and tours, such as night tours hatching sea turtles, is an additional cost. There is also the option of camping at the headquarters of Cuatro Esquinas, located in the town of Tortuguero.
