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San Jose / Tortuguero / San Jose classic
tour
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price per person
3 days 2 nights |
$
215.- |
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Package boat_boat
Leaving from port Pavona / tortuguero Round Trip Full
board
3 days 2 nights |
$ 199.- |
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Travel boat_boat
Leaving from port Pavona / tortuguero Tour IN
8 am 12 md 4 pm
2 days 1 night |
$ 145.- |
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Tortuguero
is considered to be the most important nesting site in the Western
half of the Caribbean for the green turtles (Chelonia mydas),
other species of sea turtles also nest along the park's long
beach every year, such as the leatherback and the hawksbill
turtles.
For
Tortuguero National Park, located in the North Caribbean coast of
Costa Rica, the protection of those sea species is of the upmost
importance.
The green
turtles is a medium-size turtles that can weigh up to 200 kg., and
has long fins that reach one meter in length. |
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The nesting
of the green turtles is one of the most interesting phenomena of
Nature. This process (starting with the copulation) is considered
the most critical stage in the turtles's life cycle, because the
female has to come to the beach, in large groups and in regular
time periods. This, and the difficulty for the turtles to move on
the sand, make them very vulnerable to man and other predators. |
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The process
begins with the migration of the turtles to areas where there is not
enough food. The copulation of the turtles begins there, at a short
distance from the shore. Then, after a short time, the female comes
out from the sea to look for a place dig a nest for her eggs. This
process generally is carried out during the night. |
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When the female reaches the beach, she drags herself to the highest
point until she finds a convenient place to dig the nest which she
does using her flat flippers as a shovel. At this moment, if the
animal is disturbed or if she thinks she is in danger, she will
return to the sea without spawning the eggs and unfortunately the
nest will be lost.
The nest is
ready when it's about fifty centimeters deep. The female will start
to lay the eggs, -approximately 100. When her task is completed; she
covers the hole again using almost her entire body in an attempt to
camouflage the nest, throwing sand in all directions and then she
begins her weary journey back to the sea. |
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In a
period of two months, the eggs are incubated by the sun. The baby
turtles break out of their shells, and begin to find an opening for
themselves up to the top of the hole. They wait for the air to be
cool before they come out. This generally occurs during the night or
early in the morning. This is a very dangerous stage; they
instinctively head towards the sea, which is the brightest point in
the horizon
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The
sea turtles are in danger of extinction.
 Help us to protect them by knowing and understanding their way of life
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