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Tortuguero National Park
 

This wildlife area was created in 1975. It is located in the lowland Caribbean region, 80 km north from Limon city and 25 km west of La Suerte Biological Field Station. Tortuguero is the most important nesting area in the Occidental Caribbean region for the green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and was created for their protection (promoted by the herpetologist Archie Carr).

Tortuguero National Park has an area of 26,156 hectares of land and around 50,160 hectares of marine zone. The Tropical Rain Forest predominates the park with an average annual temperature of 26 degrees centigrade and with an annual precipitation around 4.000-6.000 mm. The abundant rivers, channels and lagoons of the park are constantly used by locals and the tourists to navigate in the park. These waterways are like windows to the exuberant flora and fauna, making the trip a wonderful experience for those who love nature.

There is a very high biodiversity in Tortuguero with more that 400 species of trees and 2.200 other kinds of plants. In this park, there is also an enormous diversity of fauna that includes endangered species of mammals such as the jaguar, ocelot ,manatee, tayra, sloth, three species of monkeys and tapir (the biggest terrestrial mammal of the American tropical forest). This area contains approximately 50% of the birds and reptile species of Costa Rica.

One of the main attractions of the park is the sea turtle nesting. Tortuguero is the place where the four turtle species of the Caribbean Sea come to nest. These species are the giant Leatherback turtle, the Green turtle, the Hawksbill turtle and the Loggerhead turtle.

For more information about the Park, please contact:
Tortuguero Conservation Area
Tel 506-710-2929, 710-2939 E-mail acto@ns.minae.go.cr


Esta Area silvestre fue creada en 1975. Se encuentra ubicada en la region del Caribe costarricense, 80 kilometros al norte de la ciudad de Limon y a unos 25 km oeste de la Estacion Biologica La Suerte. Uno de los motivos de su creacion promovida por el herpetologo Archie Carr, ya fallecido, fue la proteccion de la tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas), ya que esta area de desove mas importante en el caribe occidental.

El Parque Nacional Tortuguero abarca una extencion de 26.156 ha en su parte terrestre y alrededor de 50.160 ha de zona marina. En esta area predomina el Bosque Tropical My Humedo, con una temperatura promedio anual de 26 grados centigrados y una precipitacion anual que oscila entre 4500 y 6000 mm

En el Parque Nacional Tortuguero existe una biodiversidad muy alta. En el podemos encontrar mas de 400 especies de arboles y alrededor de 2.200 especies de otras plantas.

En el Parque existe una gran diversidad de fauna, que incluye mamiferos en peligro de extincion, tales como el jaguar, el manigordo, la danta (que es el animal mas grande de las selvas tropicales de America),el manati, el tolomuco,el perezoso y tres especies de monos, entre otros.

Ademas, hay 405 especies de aves, aproximadamente la mitad de las que hay en Costa Rica. Esta diversidad se repite en los anfibios y reptiles, en los peces y en los insectos. Uno de los principales atractivos del Parque es el desove de la tortugas marinas. Las cuatro especies que se reproducen en el mar Caribe y que llegan a desovar en las playas de Tortuguero son:La tortuga baula, la tortuga verde, la caguama y la tortuga carey, que es la menor en tamano y esta considerada en vias de extinsion por el valor de su caparazon, que se utiliza en artesania.

Area de conservacion de Tortuguero
Tel. 506-710-2929, 710-2939 E-mail acto@ns.minae.go.cr

 

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