TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK      
      The park lies on a plain, the ancient Nicaraguan Trench, which was filled with sediments 7 million years ago. The 19,000 hectar park is a delta mosaic on an alluvial plain right beside the Caribbean coast. The park has 11 ecological habitats, from high rainforest to herbaceous marsh communities. The park protects a vital nestling ground for green sea turtles (June-October), giant leatherback turtles (Mid February-July), female hawksbill turtles (July-October).
     The wildlife is rich and diverse; birds (of which 309 species have been identified), amphibians (of which 60 species have been observed), reptiles (110) and mammals (60).
     Some of the species in the park include the howler, white-faced capuchin and spider monkeys, the jaguar, the ocelot, manatees, macaw, turkey vulture, black hawk and much more... The park stretches north along the Caribbean coast up to the village of Tortuguero, and is located on a relatively narrow spit of land between the beach and a canal. Just north of Tortuguero are the various lodges and hotels. All these sections consist of a canal running parallel to the beach on the east, and fed by a maze of serpentine streams and channels from the west.  Apart from the boat tours along the canals of the national park (or even beyond), you can walk along the pristine beach, or visit the simple Tortuguero village and the Caribbean Conservation Corporation's visitor center and turtle museum .    

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