Named after the Spanish tortuga, meaning turtle, the main attraction in Tortuguero, Costa Rica is the endangered green sea turtles, who come to nest in the black volcanic sands of the park’s 11 miles ...

In the northeastern region of Costa Rica on its Caribbean coast is the small village of Tortuguero, meaning region of turtles. Here lies Tortuguero National Park in the province of Limón, where its ...

Tortuguero, one of the world’s best places to see nesting sea turtles, is the smallest of towns. On our first morning, we watched a short film narrated by the director of the Sea Turtle Conservancy. A ...

I’d like to say we took the road less traveled on our wildlife tour of Tortuguero National Park, but I’d be lying. In fact, there weren’t any roads at all. Instead, our jungle adventure in Costa Rica ...

Where I went: I recently took a 10-day "Natural Wonders of Costa Rica" tour. The tour covered the three areas of Costa Rica I wanted to visit: rainforest, volcanos and cloud forest. My favorite place ...

Hawksbill nesting density was very low throughout the season in 2007, with only two nests recorded; one in May, the other in July. During 2007, a total of 39 track surveys were conducted along the ...

A woman drowned in a boating accident in the Tortuguero canals on Costa Rica’s northern Caribbean coast Saturday night, according to a statement from the Public Security Ministry. A boat from the ...