Following Caravan's day tour of Arenal volcano, your Costa Rica tour includes a visit to leatherback turtle nesting grounds in Leatherback Turtle National Park, Guanacaste, where Costa Rica has made impressive efforts in the past two and half decades to protect
the endangered giant leatherback turtle.
Leatherback Turtles National Park - Impressive efforts have been made to protect Costa Rica's
endangered giant leatherback turtle, or lute turtle as it is also known, the largest marine reptile in the world weighing up to 1500 lbs.
The area around Tamarindo Beach is a nesting ground for
endangered giant Leatherback turtles, and witnessing them lay their eggs in the sand is a magical experience.
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Photo: Matthew Oldfield, CC «the world's largest known nesting ground for the
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