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7 unusual facts about Tortuguero


Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Research

The Caño Palma Biological Station is about five miles (18 km) north of Tortuguero, Costa Rica on Costa Rica’s north-east coast and is located inside the Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge.

Carpenter's Anole

It is found in Amistad Caribe, Huetar Norte, Cordillera Volcanica Central, Guanacaste, Tortuguero; outside Costa Rica it is found from northwestern Colombia to Costa Rica.

Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica de Costa Rica

It was established in 1963 as an autonomous entity of the State in order to ensure the maintenance of the canals of the northern province of Limon (Tortuguero and Barra del Colorado) and monitor government contracts with regard to ports and railway.

Manicaria

There are two protected areas that make up much of the Tortuguero region: The Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge and Tortuguero National Park, both which lie within the Área de Conservación Tortuguero (ACTO).

One important area of conservation where Manacaria continues to thrive is in the Tortuguero region on the northeast coast of Costa Rica.

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

There is a small airstrip which serves daily flights from Nature Air via San José.

Charter flights are also available with Nature Air or Sansa Airlines.


Battle of Tortuguero

Two days later, on April 15, Commander Cambiaso sighted three vessels off shore bombarding Tortuguero, Azua.


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