National park of Tortuguero

The national park of Tortuguero is the manner of entry to one of the various postings most ecological of the flora and fauna in Costa Rica asserting a water way of famous beauty. It is also the most important field in the Caribbean Western ones for the conservation of tortoise, because it is here where the green tortoise (Chelonia Mydas) and others come to lay their eggs. The protection of the marine tortoises was a primary reason of the creation of the park, because its black-sand beaches also nest of the reasons for the colossal tortoise of Leatherback (Dermochelys Coriacea), the attractive tortoise of Hawksbill (Eretmochelys Imbricata) and the tortoise of imbecile of brown color (Caretta de Caretta).

Located in Costa Rica 'the Scandinavian area of the Caribbean of S, just 80 kilometers of north of the town of Lim�n, this protected area of fauna was created in 1975. The park is composed of a network of the channels and lagoons normal and navigable of the large beauty which cross the park in a south-east with the direction of the North-East. They are at the house with the species such as manatees (Trichechus Manatus) and crocodiles (acutus of Crocodylus); fish the singularities like the tropical orphie (Atractosteus Tropicus), which is considered an alive fossil; and the astonishing birds like the h�ron the great blue (Ardea Herodias), largest of its kind found in the country, and Scandinavian Jacana (Jacana Spinosa), famous in the animal kingdom for him is the female which defends its family 'territory of S while the male takes care of their hatchlings.

The park is surrounded of the covers a prolongation of 26.156 hectares of the ground full and roughly 50.160 hectares with marine territory. It has a vast diversity of the ecosystems, among which most remarkable are grounds of marsh and driving marsh with the extremely wet habitats of forest which place an abundance of the life of tree of the great ecological value. Except contest include Crabwoods (Carapa Guianensis); Banaks (Ferruled), which is identified for their gold fruit; and famous palms of marsh (Raffia Taedigera), whose sheets can reach up to 15 meters length and can prove to stripe the channels and to tint their water blacken because of the factory 'contained high of tannin of S.

Generally the park 'contained rich of species of S can be appreciated in the most 400 kinds of trees, approximately 2.200 varieties of factories and of 405 types of birds, the last rising with half of all the existing species of bird of Costa Rica and more than can be found in all Europe. This vast diversity is present in the populations of amphibian, reptilian, fish and insect of the area.

Tortuguero also has a vast cultural richness. Its place of the Caribbean does to him one of the principal centers of the afro-Caribbean culture in our country. Most of the local population is of Jamaican descent and preserves the traditions, food and much of monk believes their ancestors. Their dishes are spiced, with the coconut portion like low ingredient in the majority of the receipts. One of most popular is �Rondon �, of fish and a tasty ragout of vegetable made with fresh coconut milk. There is no lack of restaurants and small restaurants in the town of Tortuguero, which also comprises the traditional food of Rican of coast.

Obtaining with Tortuguero: NatureAir 'flight half an hour scenic of S is a great manner of soaking in incredible sights, including spectacular aimings of the tortoises in the ocean. Tortuguero 'landing strip of S temporarily due is enclosed to the improvements being made, and while waiting for the alternate landing strip of the LED the Colorado of Barra is employed. The route by the ground is also very scenic and an great adventure by overland route and sea, or ground and river. Fauna along the manner is abundant and certainly a valid part of the experiment.

Housing: A certain number of hotels surround the channels and offer the packages which include the transport of San Jose, housing, food and the entry with the park, plus a guided excursion of the channels. The marvellous cabin of Manatus offers an elegant experiment with the delicious kitchen. The excursion to observe the marine tortoises in the action during the season of fitment (June at October) astonishing and is often offered separately. An excursion of additional rise to the top of Cerro Tortuguero is also available, comprising a spectacular sight of the channels and grounds adjacent punts.

Several local restaurants and a strange museum of tortoise marinates are found in the town of Tortuguero itself. The cost to visit the museum is by donation, with the goal to support the investigations on Caribbean Conservation Corporation, which studies the reptiles of Tortuguero. The excursions of tortoise are limited and made very carefully the night with the special lights in small groups as for not touching with the models of fitment of these splendid creatures.

The nature and the culture of Tortuguero are a marvellous occasion to test one of Costa Rica 's the majority of the important fields for tortoises, as well as total normal diversity all in at the same time appreciating the rich afro-Caribbean influences present there. No matter if you are a visitor of first time at Costa Rica or the reference, it is an important and enthralling destination.