Nicoya Peninsula
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The Nicoya Peninsula (
The main transport and commercial centre in the region is
Places of interest
Other notable settlements and places of interest in the area include (going roughly from north to south):
.The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is the second largest beach where the turtles come to nest. One of their biggest nesting years had over 500,000 females come ashore to nest in one season.[3] This refuge works in with the Nancite beach at Santa Rosa National Park. These two protected areas are two of the most important areas for the nesting of Olive Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea).[4] Two other common species of turtles that nest here are the leatherback turtles (Dermmochelys coriacea) and the Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii). The nesting generally occurs for three to five days.[4]
Conservation
There are a number of nature reserves and wildlife refuges such as Cabo Blanco, Camaronal, Cueva Murciélago, Curú, La Ceiba, Romelia and the Diriá National Park, as well as the projects on the islands of the adjacent Gulf of Nicoya.
Notable features
The Nicoya Peninsula is considered by Quest Network one of the
See also
References
- ^ Stater, Adam. "Transportation to the Nicoya Peninsula".
- OCLC 246886564. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Building positive links between the Ostional community and the conservation of Olive ridley sea turtles". panorama.solutions. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ a b "Ostional Wildlife National Refuge | WWF". wwf.panda.org. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ Anne Casselman (2008-04-14). "Long-Lived Costa Ricans Offer Secrets to Reaching 100". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
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