National Park · Costa Rica
Tortuguero National Park
Tortuguero National Park is a national park in Costa Rica, covering 77,097 acres (31,200 ha), established in 1975.
National Park · Costa Rica
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Costa Rica |
| Area | 77,097 acres (31,200 ha) |
| Established | 1975 |
| Coordinates | 10.4232° N, 83.4967° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Tortuguero National Park
|Tortuguero National Park is a national park in the Limón Province of Costa Rica. It is situated within the Tortuguero Conservation Area of the northeastern part of the country. Despite its remote location, reachable only by airplane or boat, it is the third-most visited park in Costa Rica. The park has a large variety of biological diversity due to the existence within the reserve of eleven different habitats, including rainforest, mangrove forests, swamps, beaches, and lagoons. Located in a tropical climate, it is very humid, and receives up to 250 inches (6,400 mm) of rain a year.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) · San José (Alajuela), Costa Rica · 56.8 miles away
- Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) · Liberia, Costa Rica · 139.6 miles away
Parks nearby
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Braulio Carrillo National Park
Tapantí National Park
Juan Castro Blanco National Park
Los Quetzales National Park
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Tortuguero National Park?
Tortuguero National Park is in Costa Rica (10.4232° N, 83.4967° W).
When was Tortuguero National Park established?
Tortuguero National Park was established in 1975, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Tortuguero National Park?
Tortuguero National Park covers 77,097 acres (31,200 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602120 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortuguero_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).