Costa Rica Biodiversity – Sea Turtles
September 8, 2009 | Posted by costaricamodernecoliving 
A sea turtle at the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge located just a short walk from Kalia’s own Black Beauty Village.
Ecolovers revel in the beauty, mystery and depth of Costa Rica’s biodiversity. World renowned as one of the top 20 biodiverse locations on earth, Costa Rica boasts a dizzying array of animal and plant life. Though the country of Costa Rica only makes up .1% of the world’s land mass, it contains 5% of the world’s biodiversity (source: Wikipedia). Luckily, the proud residents of Costa Rica understand the value of their country’s rich biodiversity and have protected the lush flora and fauna with abundant national parks and reserves. Many spectacular animal and plant species that draw tourists to Costa Rica include the irresistibly inquisitive squirrel monkey, rare and vibrant orchids, the resplendent quetzal, otherworldly tapirs, graceful swallowtail butterflies and the endangered gentle giants of the sea, Costa Rica’s infamous sea turtles.
Costa Rica’s brimming biodiversity is a driving force behind its thriving ecotourism. One of Costa Rica’s most popular ecotourism activities is witnessing the ancient species of sea turtles participate in the annual nesting ritual. For visitors planning a trip to see sea turtle nesting, the Guanacaste province in particular serves as a hub for their activity. Giant leatherbacks, Olive Ridleys, Loggerheads and Hawksbills are among the different types of sea turtles that shuffle along the Guanacaste shores to lay their eggs each year.
The sea turtles lay their eggs at nighttime throughout the nesting season, which runs from July through November. The best place for tourists traveling to Costa Rica to witness the magical ritual of sea turtle nesting is at one of two popular National Parks, Tortuguero National Park and the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge located just a short walk from Kalia’s own Black Beauty Village. The sea turtles’ popular nesting months coincide with Costa Rica’s rainy season, during which hundreds of thousands of leatherbacks, loggerheads and olive ridleys climb ashore to nest while being watched by tourists, locals and conservationists.
For Kalia residents, witnessing this spectacular scene is another tempting benefit of owning a little slice of heaven, your own piece of Costa Rica real estate.
Categories: Costa Rica, Eco-Tourism and Vacations | 
Tags: Costa Rica Biodiversity, Costa Rica ecotourism, Costa Rica National Parks, Costa Rica Sea Turtle, Guanacaste Sea Turtle Nesting, Ostional National park sea turtles, Sea turtle nesting Costa Rica | 
24 Comments »
lsEqAz bxmtgjawghne, [url=http://mhctigvlfxen.com/]mhctigvlfxen[/url], [link=http://igevaarmgmax.com/]igevaarmgmax[/link], http://vkolvvdcpfap.com/
umm… I am no
OP: I might be slow (lord knows I have been told lol) but you made totally no sense what so ever…
You created an excellent point with what you claimed. Folks have to read your post so they can have a far better viewpoint on this issue. It was wonderful of you to supply good facts and encouraging justifications. After reading this, I know my mind is extremely certain about the topic. Keep up the truly amazing job!
I want to thank the blogger very much not only for this post but also for his all previous efforts. I found costaricamodernecoliving.com to be greatly interesting. I will be coming back to costaricamodernecoliving.com for more information.
I really liked your post and I will really say that the last post posted about this topic explained everything. And this post is really a booster. I will say that the starter of this post was really in need of this information and so was I, I did search for this topic, but bang you people posted about this. Thanks all for posting this thread and really making valuable contribution. It really will help me and the post starter as well!
Very shorts, simple and easy to understand, bet some more comments from your side would be great
I read your blog often and I just thought I’d say keep up the good work!
I am not going to be original this time, so all I am going to say that your blog rocks, sad that I don’t have suck a writing skills
This forum has been of great help to me so far. Of course I want to see what everyone else is looking for in this beautiful country. I’m alone and have never traveled with a group, and I would like to try. The problem is that you’ve to dine with the group and the food is to much for me. I don’t want to waste food or money. I’ve already ask the tour company but they’ll not make an exception or give me a discount.
I am trying to decide where to stay. We are currently debating between Los Pinos Cabanas and Hotel Finca Valverde. Based on the reviews here on tripadvisor, Los Pinos sounds good. But we will not have a car, and i am worried about where we are going to get food. We have an 7:30am tour of the forest and I don’t know where we are going to get breakfast. I am also thinking about Hotel Finca Valverde, because they have a restaurant…but I am conerned about the noise from the bar that people are compaining about. ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!
Hello to all, I can’t understand how to add your site in my rss reader. Help me please. Your blog looks good, have a good one.
As a graduation trip I (an older adult) am taking 4 18 year young women to Costa Rica. By the time we get to the beach we will have spent 5 nights in the Avenal/Monteverde area hiking, and zipping through the jungle. I would like a recommendation for a very nice place to stay with available night life nearby, nice beach/pool, and possible spa? Thanks
Finally a smart blogger…I love how you’re thinking and writing!
Hello,Excellent article dude! i am Tired of using RSS feeds and do you use twitter?so i can follow you there:D.
PS:Do you thought to be putting video to this blog posts to keep the visitors more entertained?I think it works.Yours, Ruth Rickerl
Cool, Just wanted to respond. I thoroughly loved your post. Keep up the great work.
If this comment doesnt appear after reading all those instructions Im sending a carrier pigeon next
Couldnt be written any better. Reading this post reminds me of my old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this article to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing!
We are thinking of holidaying in Tamarindo. We normally go somewhere in the Caribbean and stay in all-inclusive hotels as it works out better value. Is this the case in Tamarindo or is the food and drink (Im talking alcohol) reasonably priced ? Some examples please. Also, I understand the best time to go weather wise is Jan/Feb. Is that correct ? Cheers.
Well, Thanks very good for report,I follow your blog
Have you ever considered adding more videos to your blog posts to keep the readers more entertained? I mean I just read through the entire article of yours and it was quite good but since I’m more of a visual learner,I found that to be more helpful well let me know how it turns out!
I was looking for this the other day. i dont usually post in forums but i wanted to say thank you!
Ooohh, I am quite interest in your site. If I using this website, I can earn 100-200 USD daily. I can cooperate with you on the condition that you share 50% revenue with me. If you are interested,please email for me.
Im not that much of a reader to be honest but your sites pretty good, keep it up as I will bookmark ready for my next read