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Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

The town of Tortuguero and Tortuguero National Park are located in the extreme northeast of Costa Rica, on the Caribbean coast, just south of the Nicaraguan border. There are no roads; the only way to get there is by plane and/or boat. The area is best known for the giant sea turtles that lay their eggs on the beach. Unfortunately, we just missed the end of the green sea turtle nesting season and were too early for the leatherback season. Nevertheless, there was plenty to see and do as these pictures show.
Boarding the boat to Tortuguero
Boarding the boat to Tortuguero		 Crocodile in the Tortuguero River
Crocodile in the Tortuguero River		 Close-up of the croc's back
Close-up of the croc's back		 Sloth sleeping in a tree
Sloth sleeping in a tree
Close up of the sloth
Close up of the sloth		 Henry, our guide in Tortuguero, showing a future bunch of bananas
Henry, our guide in Tortuguero, showing a future bunch of bananas		 Roseate Spoonbills
Roseate Spoonbills 		Grasshopper
Grasshopper
Two very cute little girls and a puppy
Two very cute little girls and a puppy		 Internet Cafe in Tortuguero Village
Internet Cafe in Tortuguero Village		 Social Flycatcher
Social Flycatcher		 Red-eyed Leaf Frog
Red-eyed Leaf Frog
Red-eyed Leaf Frog and Friend
Red-eyed Leaf Frog and Friend		 Anhinga ?
Anhinga ?		 g4/96/94696/3/62434584.EcOcFP4e.jpg White-faced Capuchin Monkey
White-faced Capuchin Monkey
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Bare-throated Tiger Heron		 Anhinga
Anhinga		 Anhinga
Anhinga		 Green Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Anhinga
Anhinga		 Green Heron
Green Heron		 Spectacled Caiman
Spectacled Caiman		 Night Heron
Night Heron
Samantha relaxing in a hammock
Samantha relaxing in a hammock		 Leaf-cutter Ants
Leaf-cutter Ants		 Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog		 Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
Hiking in Tortuguero National Park
Hiking in Tortuguero National Park		 Me, Jill and Samantha in the shade of a very large multi-trunk tree
Me, Jill and Samantha in the shade of a very large multi-trunk tree		 A Handful of Red Flowers
A Handful of Red Flowers		 Northern Jacana
Northern Jacana
Anhinga
Anhinga		 Basilisk
Basilisk		 Three-toed Sloth
Three-toed Sloth		 Three-toed Sloth
Three-toed Sloth
Tortuguero River
Tortuguero River		 Another Basilisk?
Another Basilisk?		 Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron		 Howler Monkey
Howler Monkey
Howler Monkey Leaping Across the River
Howler Monkey Leaping Across the River		 Another Tour Boat Watching the Howler Monkeys
Another Tour Boat Watching the Howler Monkeys		 Jill enjoying a dip in the pool after a hike
Jill enjoying a dip in the pool after a hike		 Terminal Building at the Tortuguero Airstrip
Terminal Building at the Tortuguero Airstrip
Nature Air arriving at Tortuguero
Nature Air arriving at Tortuguero		 Tortuguero River and canal from the air
Tortuguero River and canal from the air

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