Tortuguero National Park
Costa Rica
On Costa Rica’s northern Caribbean coast, Tortuguero National Park protects one of the last large areas of tropical rainforest in Central America.
The park’s beaches are a prime nesting ground for the endangered green turtles, which come ashore to lay their eggs between June and October.
The slow-moving tropical rivers are home to river otters and caimans, and other species found here include three species of monkeys and birds such as toucans and eight species of parrots.
The region’s lodges provide comfortable accommodation and knowledgeable natural history guides who will take you out on foot or by boat through the waterways to explore the thick jungle.
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