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Tortuguero National Park

Costa Rica Limón

Tortuguero National Park
Photo: kajikawa, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A park of canals and rainforest on the Caribbean coast, reached only by boat or plane, where green turtles nest on the beach from July to October. Guided night tours watch them lay eggs.


Canoe tours along the canals spot caimans, monkeys and birds. Stay in Tortuguero village or a jungle lodge.

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