Today sea turtles are found on the beaches of every continent except Antarctica, and they swim in all tropical and temperate waters. Once or twice a month during Costa Rica’s rainy season ...

Locals call it the arribada, Spanish for “arrival”: the magical days and nights when tens of thousands of sea turtles come ashore on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast to lay millions of eggs.

It's no secret that Costa Rica is a haven for nature ... In fact, that's where the park's name comes from: Tortuguero roughly translates to "area filled with turtles." Every year, between March ...

It was an experience that prepared me for the olive ridley sea turtle arribada (Spanish for “arrival”) on the tropical beach of Ostional, Costa Rica. Turtles came ashore in the of tens of ...