Monument Six of Tortuguero Is Actually a Status Symbol for a Mayan King Dec. 20, 2012— -- Jose Luis Romero has been quite busy lately, attempting to explain to journalists why the world will ...

Named after the Spanish tortuga, meaning turtle, the main attraction in Tortuguero, Costa Rica is the endangered green sea turtles, who come to nest in the black volcanic sands of the park’s 11 ...

A tropical red sun is setting over Caño Palma as we head out for our evening paddle in Costa Rica’s Tortuguero National Park. Vines loop across the tea-brown river, like a still from a Tarzan movie.

Tortuguero, one of the world’s best places to see nesting sea turtles, is the smallest of towns. On our first morning, we watched a short film narrated by the director of the Sea Turtle ...

Tortuguero National Park sits tucked away in the Limón province in the northeastern pocket of the Caribbean coast and is only accessible via plane or boat (though boat is the most common).