Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Costa Rican national park also known as "Playa Grande Marine Turtle National Park"
About Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park
This is a marine park because it comprises 167 square kilometers of sea surface area but less than 8 square kilometers of land surface. The land surface is mostly white sandy beach and its adjacent mangrove swamps and tropical forest. The park was created as part of theCosta Rica national parkssystem in 1991 with newly protected areas and incorporating some already protected areas, such as the former Tamarindo National Wildlife Refuge. The park is a designatedRamsar wetland. Most of the park is ocean surface but there are three types of landscape in the park: The park was established primarily to preserve sea turtle nesting areas. The park is the largest nesting area on the Pacific coast for the endangered leatherback turtle. At least three other types of sea turtle also nest on the park's
Where to Stay in Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park
- 🏨Hotel las Tortugas
- 🏨Rip Jack Inn
Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park Travel Guide Sections
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