Nearest city Tamarindo Established July 9, 1991 | Phone +506 2653 0470 | |
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Location Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica Area 7.7 square kilometres (1,900 acres) terrestrial
167.3 square kilometres (41,300 acres) marine Governing body National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Address Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica Hours Closed now Sunday9AM–4PMMonday9AM–4PMTuesday9AM–4PMWednesday9AM–4PMThursday9AM–4PMFriday9AM–4PMSaturday9AM–4PM Similar Santa Rosa National, Tortuguero National Park, Playa Conchal, Chirripó National Park, Corcovado National Park | ||
Costa rica s las baulas national marine park
The Las Baulas National Marine Park, in Spanish Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas is a National Park of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, and covers approximately 43.243 acres (175 km²) marine just north of the town of Tamarindo. It supports the largest nesting colony of leatherback sea turtles on the Pacific coast of the Americas. Female leatherbacks often come ashore at Playa Grande (Great Beach) between October and May to lay their eggs.
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More than half the park is underwater and protected but allows recreation such as scuba diving. The park has white-sand beaches and forests. The forests are home to approximately 174 species of birds and many other animals. Mangroves and estuaries are also plentiful.
Green turtle laying eggs in the sand las baulas national marine park video 1
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Las Baulas National Marine Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA