2Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

If you are looking for two of the most spectacular wildlife events in the world (nesting and hatching of sea turtles), you have to go to Tortuguero National Park on the northeastern coast of Costa Rica. This place is really rich in biodiversity. Here you’ll find mangroves, capuchin monkeys, hundreds of birds and, of course, sea turtles (green, hawksbill and leatherback), which can be spotted year round.

Green and leatherback sea turtles come to the beaches to lay their eggs. During the green turtle’s nesting season more than 2,000 females come to the area. Most of them lay eggs at night. So if you want to observe them, you’ll need a local guide, as it is forbidden to go on the beach after 6:00 pm. Best time: March to August

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