Location: Tortuguero, Limón Province Map
Area: 312 km²
The Tortuguero National Park is located in the district of Colorado, in the canton of Pococí. To the north is the town in Tortuguero and south of Parismina, Costa Rica. It is located within the Tortuguero Conservation Area (ACTo). It has 31,187 land hectares and 52,000 marine hectares. The famous Canals are an introductory part of Tortuguero. Impressively they were created with lagoons and natural rivers. Despite its modest size it protects several biospheres including marine lagoons, beaches, swamps and rainforests.
Its climate is humid; Annual rainfall reaches 6000
mm in the northern part of the park. It is one of the rainiest areas
of the country. There is no dry season, but it is a fact that it
rains less in February, March and October.
Tortuguero
National Park is famous for the nesting of turtles on its beaches.
There are also lots of monkeys, sloths, frogs, iguanas, fish,
crocodiles, manatees, cougars and many other animal species.