Costa Rica Turtles - Seasons and Nesting Map
This map of Costa Rica shows the nesting regions for the main Costa Rica's sea turtles.
Green Sea Turtle (Tortuga Verde)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 45 to 60 days
| Tortuguero |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caguama)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 70 days
| Tortuguero |
Pacific Green Sea Turtle (Tora)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 55 days
| Playa Naranjo: |
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Tortuga Lora)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 60 days
| Santa Rosa NP: | |
| Playa Ostional: |
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Tortuga Lora)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 60 days
| Santa Rosa NP: |
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Tortuga Lora)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 60 days
| Playa Ostional |
Hawsbill Sea Turtle (Tortuga Carey)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 60 days
| Ostional, Las Baulas NP & Corcovado | |
| Tortuguero |
Hawsbill Sea Turtle (Tortuga Carey)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 60 days
| Ostional, Las Baulas NP & Corcovado |
Hawsbill Sea Turtle (Tortuga Carey)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 60 days
| Tortuguero |
Leatherback Sea Turtle (Tortuga Baula)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 70 days
| Playa Naranjo | |
| Las Baulas NP | |
| Tortuguero |
Leatherback Sea Turtle (Tortuga Baula)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 70 days
| Playa Naranjo |
Leatherback Sea Turtle (Tortuga Baula)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 70 days
| Playa Ostional |
Leatherback Sea Turtle (Tortuga Baula)
Nesting Periods in:
Hatching: 50 to 70 days
| Tortuguero |
