Tortuguero is the turtle paradise of Costa Rica! This special gem on the Caribbean Coast allows you to witness both turtle nesting and turtle hatching on a black sand beach. We got to watch the ...

An estimated 177,620 green turtle nests were laid during 2007.A total of 21.0% of all green turtle nests recorded during track surveys were deposited between Tortuguero river mouth (mile –3/8) and ...

In the northeastern region of Costa Rica on its Caribbean coast is the small village of Tortuguero, meaning region of turtles. Here lies Tortuguero National Park in the province of Limón, where its ...

Wounded by Costa Rica’s hospitality to his political enemies, he closed the southern frontier to the export of cattle. His Costa Rican neighbors thereupon turned to sea turtle —a delicacy ...