Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Tortuguero is a village on the Northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica in the Limón Province. The small village, which can be reached only by
The
Transportation
Tortuguero is only accessible by boat or plane.
Air travel
There is a small airstrip which serves daily flights from
Some of the canals were built by the woodworking industry around the decade of the 1940s.[1] These were later improved by the ideas of the engineer Rogelio Pardo Jochs, to whom the canals owe their current name.[2]
These improvements were made in the 1970s. Today the canals connect several lagoons, rivers and streams and allow boat navigation from Moín, near Limón city.[3] Boat transportation is available via La Pavona to the north or Moín to the south.
Sightseeing
During September and October many local "guides" will offer tourists the opportunity to "help" turtle nests hatch. Be aware though, It is not allowed to dig up nest or touch the turtles, not even for the local guides. The only people allowed to interact with the hatchlings are the scientists from the STC (Sea Turtle Conservancy). When you are looking for hatchlings, or when you encounter them, please do not use white lights and camera's with flash, since it disorientates the turtles.
The canals of Tortuguero gave the town its nickname of "Costa Rica's Amazon", and are a fantastic opportunity to see wildlife. Many guided boat tours leave Tortuguero and the surrounding lodges to see the wildlife, jungle, and canals.
Climate
Tortuguero has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Tortuguero | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.4 (86.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.3 (79.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 418 (16.5) |
256 (10.1) |
189 (7.4) |
253 (10.0) |
328 (12.9) |
394 (15.5) |
606 (23.9) |
440 (17.3) |
278 (10.9) |
374 (14.7) |
606 (23.9) |
632 (24.9) |
4,774 (188) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |
References
- ^ "This is how Tortuguero was born: Its history". tortuguero.cr. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Bautizan canales del Tortuguero". La Nación (in Spanish). 2002-02-24. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Historia del Tortuguero". Viajeros del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Climate: Tortuguero". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
External links
- Tortuguero travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Caribbean Conservation Corporation who operate the John H. Phipps Biological Field Station
- Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation who operate the Cano Palma Biological Research Station
- Local villagers maintained website with details of travel and lodging
- Tortuguerovillage.com, A Community Run Website to provide information for all things local about Tortuguero, Costa Rica