Tortuguero Coast

The Tortuguero coast on Costa Rica's northern Caribbean shore is a long sandy beach backed by lagoons and waterways. Green turtles come ashore here to nest, and the name Tortuguero appeared on Spanish maps by the late eighteenth century. North of the beach, the waters of Penitencia Lagoon lie beside Cerro Tortuguero. Turtles that nest on this coast travel to feeding grounds around the Miskito Cays.