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Parque Nacional Tortuguero
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Canoeing the canals of
Parque Nacional Tortuguero
is a boat-borne safari, where
thick jungle meets the water and you can get up close with shy caimans, river
turtles, crowned night herons, monkeys and sloths. In the right season, under cov-
er of darkness, watch the awesome, millenia-old ritual of turtles building nests and
laying their eggs on the black-sand beaches. Sandwiched between extravagantly
green wetlands and the wild Caribbean Sea, this is among the premier places in
Costa Rica to watch wildlife.
