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Tortuguero, One of Costa Rica's most popular ecotourism
destinations, the canals, rivers, beaches and lagoons of Tortuguero
National Park are a study of Rainforest, freshwater and marine biology.
The park and small town of Tortuguero are accessible by boat or small
aircraft. When people think of Rainforest, the first thing that
automatically comes to their minds is
Tortuguero. This tour begins in a town called Freeman is where we'll start your journey by
boat to the popular town of
Tortuguero, a village on the northern Caribbean coast.
This region is often called "the Costa Rican Amazon." The three-hour
journey by boat through the canals of the Limon province takes you along
rainforest and swampland with heavy foliage, brilliant flowers, hanging
vines and mosses. This is the perfect time to see crocodiles, sloths,
monkeys, turtles and birds in their natural habitat. After lunch,
your guide will take you on a walk to the village of Tortuguero to see
daily life in this sleepy town, only accessible by plane or boat.
Note: This is an early morning event and
would need to be planned ahead of time, please advise your
representative for reservations.
Tortuguero National
Park Costa Rica
The park has:
* 57 species of amphibians.
* 111 species of reptiles.
* 309 species of birds recorded.
* 30 species of fresh water fish, included the Gar, considered to be a
living fossil
* 60 species of mammals.
"Costa Rica, although a
small country of Tropical America, with only 0.03 % of Earths surface,
is one of the richest nations in biological terms. The National Study of
Biodiversity shows the country possesses around 505000 species; only
85000 have been described yet. According to this study, there are around
850 bird species, 228 mammal species, 218 reptile species, 160 amphibian
species, around 360000 insect species and around 10000 plant species.
Such variety is explained
by the special place Costa Rica occupies within the Neotropical region,
being a biological bridge between North and South America. The country
fulfills an important role as a point of encounter and migration for
hundreds of animals and plant species, in addition of its endemic
species.
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