Hugging the country’s eastern coastline, the sleepy and secluded Caribbean region is a living memory of a Costa Rica before the tourism boom – a coastline of clapboard homes on stilts, of monkeys on the beach, and of flourishing coral reef. Curving south from Tortuguero, the land of the nesting sea turtles, the Caribbean travels into Parismina (a sportfishing haven) and past the provincial capital of Limón, to culminate in the southern Caribbean, the white-sand paradise home to Cahuita, Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo.
Tortuguero, and the National Park of the same name, is a magical place. It is often compared to the Amazon basin due to its water canals lined by dense tropical jungle. It is one of the most important sea turtle nesting spots in the region and a hotbed of biodiversity. Overview Area: Caribbean Average Temperature: 71° to …