The village of Tortuguero is a peninsula located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. This area is only accessible by boat or plane and there are no cars in the town. In other words, it is a ...

Named after the Spanish tortuga, meaning turtle, the main attraction in Tortuguero, Costa Rica is the endangered green sea turtles, who come to nest in the black volcanic sands of the park’s 11 ...

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 ...

Tortuguero, one of the world’s best places to see nesting sea turtles, is the smallest of towns. On our first morning, we watched a short film narrated by the director of the Sea Turtle Conservancy.

Tortuguero National Park is ranked #8 out of 24 things to do in Costa Rica. See pictures and our review of Tortuguero National Park.

So we spent our first night in Costa Rica in the capital city of San Jose, waiting for our jungle adventure to start. Modesto and Francesca picked us up from the Don Carlos Hotel promptly at 6 a.m ...

This Beach Town in Costa Rica Is One of the Country's Best-kept Secrets — With Pacific Ocean Views and an Incredible National Park Nearby Samantha Leal November 8, 2023 · 8 min read ...

Tortuguero has no other major industry, and without its steady influx of backpackers and eco-tourists, the town could see a serious decline. Meanwhile, Tortuguero is located on the Caribbean side of ...

Located on Costa Rica’s northeast Caribbean coast, Tortuguero National Park protects a large area of lowland tropical rain forest as well as the sea turtles that give the park its name.