The area of Tortuguero in Limón is working on promoting the practice of Olympic rowing in Costa Rica with the idea of attracting more tourists interested in this sport while and forming athletes that can represent the country. Olympic rowing is not something new in the country, Costa Rica has participated with success in tournaments and it won silver medals in the Central American Games. Tortug...

Three thieves pointed a firearm to a group of 23 tourists who were tourinr the Tortuguero River in Pococí, Limón, and stole their belongings. The foreign tourists left the sector of Pavona and were navigating the river the morning of this Saturday, December 22, when they were intercepted by three men that came out of the mountain area. The Public Police Force conducted a search, but this i...

After years of conservation efforts and coordinated work between the Ministry of Environment (MINAE), the park rangers of the National System of Areas of Conservation (SINAC) and the neighbors of Tortuguero, the results are not visible, the population of sea turtles and jaguars in the area has increased. Tortuguero National Park was created in 1970 and it was one of the first areas of conservat...

Walter Espinoza, Director of the Judiciary Investigative Police (OIJ), offered additional information today during a press conference regarding to the killing of a Spanish tourist in Tortuguero, Limon, Costa Rica this past Saturday. A man identified as Albin Diaz, 33-years-old and of Nicaraguan nationality was arrested yesterday as a suspect of this crime. According to Espinoza, the autopsy ...

A Spanish tourist was found dead in a trail close to the landing strip in Tortuguero, Limon, Costa Rica. The information was confirmed by the judiciary investigative police (OIJ), according to their report, the woman showed signs of strangulation, however, the forensic tests will have to determine the official cause of death. Apparently, the woman was staying in a hotel close to this area...

Masked men holding firearms stopped a tourism bus in the area known as La Platina, in La Pavona, Tortuguero and stole valuable items from the passengers aboard, a group of tourists from Germany and the United Kingdom. The incident occurred at around 11:20 a.m.  Sunday, January 7th . The items stolen included computers, cell phones, cameras and backpacks. The bus belongs to tour agency Aventu...

A group of tourists and their guide, Costa Rican Angelo Benlis from Tortuga Lodge, had the amazing chance to see a manatee in the waters of the Tortugero National Park in the Costa Rican Northeastern Caribbean. Costa Rica is home to the West Indian Manatees, and the largest population of them is found in Tortuguero, they are rarely seen though, this is an endangered species, and the population...

Photo Credit: Cariari Informa FB A tree fell over a boat carrying close to 17 passengers in La Pavona, Tortuguero, Limon breaking the boat in half and causing the death of a foreign woman this Sunday at around 12pm. Several of the tourists fell to the water and suffered injuries, according to the Red Cross 7 were transferred in green category (minor injuries), 5 patients in category yellow (...

Conservationists have lauded the proactive actions by park officials in the Tortugero, Costa Rica Conservation Area (ACTO, its initials in Spanish) to restrict areas where jaguars have been sighted. This meant some of the park's trails were closed to visitors for a period. However, this has not stopped a "small but powerful tourist business" from organizing unauthorized forays into such area...