Tortuguero

Tortuguero, Costa Rica – 2019. Tortuguero is on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and is accessible only by water or air. We did a boat trip on the Suerte River from La Pavona into the Tortuguero National Park and were very impressed by the richness of its flora and fauna. I also took a boat ride to the start of the El Poponjoche Trail to a viewpoint on Cerro Tortuguero (Tortuguero Mountain) which is a not really that high but offers great views of the rain forest, rivers and sea.
Air plants growing on a tree, Costa Rica
The Suerte River which flows through the rainforest and agricultural plantations and joins up with the Tortuguero River. This was the boat ride to Tortuguero,…
A caiman of the bank of the Suerte River, Costa Rica
A male and female “Jesus” lizard bank of the Suerte River, Costa Rica
A caiman of the bank of the Suerte River, Costa Rica
The Suerte River which flows through the rainforest and agricultural plantations and joins up with the Tortuguero River, Costa Rica.
A crocodile of the bank of the Suerte River, Costa Rica
A long boat transporting supplies on the Tortuguero River, Costa Rica
Houses on the Tortuguero River, Costa Rica
River grass, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
Water plants, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
A large spider. El Poponjoche Trail, Tortuguero Mountain, Costa Rica.
A Strawberry Poison Frog or Blue Jean Frog. The body was about 1cm. El Poponjoche Trail, Tortuguero, Costa Rica.
The rain forest on El Poponjoche Trail, Tortuguero Mountain, Costa Rica.
A large green iguana in the Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
A large male “Jesus” lizard, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
A river turtle, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
Tortuguero River, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
A caiman or a crocodile camouflaged among dead leaves floating on the Tortuguero River, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
Sun on the tree leaves, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.