Limón Province
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Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The province covers an area of 9,189 km2, and has a population of 386,862.
Translation: "Wherever I go, Limonense I am"
Re-enactment of indigenous resistance to the Spanish during the "Día del Indígena," which takes place in late April
Calypso dancers from Puerto Limón performing in Bribrí, Talamanca
Demonstration against CAFTA-DR in Bribrí town
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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Tortuguero is a village on the Northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica in the Limón Province.
The small village, which can be reached only by boat or airplane, is sustained almost entirely by eco-tourism. The population is estimated at around 1200-1500.
Tortuguero can be translated as Land of Turtles, and gave its name to the neighboring Tortuguero National Park. The village is situated on a sand bar island, separated from the mainland by Tortuguero River and bordering the Caribbean Sea. Tortuguero is renowned for its navigable canals that run through the rainforest in the national park, and has such earned the nickname of 'Central America's Amazon'.
Tortuguero village
Caribbean Sea Beach at Tortuguero