Tortuguero

Tortuguero is a village in Limón Province, on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Part of Tortuguero National Park, it's on a rainforest-covered sandbar whose beaches are a major nesting site for green turtles. The Sea Turtle Conservancy runs a research station and visitor center, with turtle-related exhibits. The park's freshwater canals, wetlands and forests shelter wildlife like jaguars, tapirs and manatees.