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It located in the northeast of the country on the Caribbean coast, it is characterized by the presence of beach ridges, high rainfall, lakes, streams and swamps.

The Tortuguero National Park is known as the small Amazon, contain the largest sample of protected tropical rainforest. You can tour the various canals and rivers in the area, observe the flora and fauna, and know the nesting sea turtles. Birds are abundant knowing about 309 species, including: the green macaw (Ara ambigua), the mountain chicken (Tinamus major), the peacock, toucans, hawks, etc.

The outstanding resources for protection are wild aquatic flora and fauna, with the presence of a third of the endangered species.