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Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast
The spider monkey is just one of the many creatures you'll spot while traveling Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast (Corbis)

Caribbean Coast Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen
  • Watch the age-old ritual of sea turtles laying eggs
  • Take a boat ride along the canals
  • Spot monkeys, toucans, crocodiles, sloths, and bats
  • Stay in a lodge and wake up to the guttural cries of the howler monkeys

Caribbean Coast Overview

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen

Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast remains rainy, humid, often buggy, and sometimes hard to reach, but continues to lure visitors to its beaches, and to Tortuguero National Park, about 50 miles north of Limón. From March through October visitors may watch the centuries-old ritual of sea turtles laying their eggs.

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Hotels

Laguna Lodge
Tortuguero A.P. 173-2015
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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Distance: 41.4 Miles
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Mawamba Lodge & Hotel
Tortuguero A.P. 10980-1000
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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Distance: 41.4 Miles
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Turtle Beach Lodge
Tortuguero
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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Distance: 41.4 Miles
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Attractions

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Tortuguero National Park
Caribbean Coast, 14 miles from Jaloba, 4 miles north of Parismina
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Distance: 37.0 Miles (from destination center)
Description: Parque Nacional Tortuguero protects the nesting... Read More
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Tortuguero Canals
Caribbean Coast
Tortuguero
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Distance: 41.4 Miles (from destination center)
Description: Guests can enjoy boat rides on the 70 miles of... Read More
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Tortuguero Beach
Caribbean Coast
Tortuguero National Park
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Distance: 0.0 Miles (from destination center)
Description: Tortuguero's long wide beach is popular for walking, but its waters are not the best for swimming. ... Read More
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