tortuguero

costarica / Tortuguero National Park
related: parks, turtles

Located on the Northern coast in the Limón Province, Tortugero is the largest nesting area in the Western Hemisphere for the green sea turtle.

TURTLES
**Green Turtles** - Nesting season is from July to mid-October.

**Leatherback Turtle** - Nesting season occurs from April to June. Also, a word about leatherbacks. Unlike green turtles, leatherbacks do not return to the same beach where they hatch.

NATIONAL PARK
Tortugero was declared a national park in 1970.

FIELD STATIONS
There are two biological stations, the Cano Palma Biological Research Station and the John H. Phipps Biological Field Station. During nesting season, guided turtle walks can be arranged.

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http://www.tripadvisor.es/Attraction_Review-g309268-d302451-Reviews-Tortuguero_National_Park-Tortuguero_Province_of_Limon.html

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortuguero_National_Park

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