Tortuguero National Park
Amaretto water dusted with leaves flows around the gnarled arms of fallen trees through arteries pumping life into the planet's lungs. The buttresses of wild almond and gavilan trees claw at the waters' edge, propping themselves upright among the mire, detritus and plant life that cover the rainforest floor. Even the bromeliads, clinging to tree branches 65 feet in the air, reach down with vine ropes to drink from the canals below.
Quick Facts
- Location: 155 miles northeast of San Jose
- Altitude: Sea level
- Area: 77,032 land acres & 113,014 marine acres
- Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Telephone: 2710-2929
- Entrance fee: $10
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