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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Channelling my inner Daniel Craig, I kick off against the canyon wall and rappel into the waterfall, until I’m dangling in a gushing torrent. There’s a flash of green jungle as I flail my body in ...

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 ...

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 ...