Tortuguero National Park is the entrance way to one of the most ecological diverse displays of flora and fauna in Costa Rica boasting a waterway of famed beauty. It is also the most important area in the western Caribbean for turtle preservation, as it is here where the Green Turtle and others come to lay their eggs. Protecting marine turtles’ environment was a principal reason for the creation of the park, for its black-sand beaches are also nesting grounds for the gigantic Leatherback Turtle, the attractive Hawksbill Turtle and the brown-colored Loggerhead Turtle.
Located in Costa Rica’s northern Caribbean region, just 80 kilometers north of the city of Limon, this protected wildlife area was created in 1975. The park is comprised of a network of natural and navigable canals and lagoons of grand beauty that cross the park in a Southeast to Northeast direction. They are home to species such as Manatees and Crocodiles; fish oddities like the Tropical Gar, which is considered a living fossil; and amazing birds like the 
Great Blue Heron, the largest of its kind found in the country, and the Northern Jacana, famous in the animal kingdom for it is the female that defends her family’s territory while the male takes care of their hatchling
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October 21, 2008
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