Las Baulas National Marine Park

About this place

Las Baulas National Marine Park located in Tamarindo in southern part of the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica is a place to see exotic birds, monkeys and caiman and watch leatherback turtles laying their eggs by night. One can also join the monkeys and birds up in the trees on a rainforest canopy adventure. Situated in 445 hctrs of land, this park consists of a mangrove swamp at Tamarindo with six known species of mangrove that grow on this pacific coast where an abundance of black mangrove can be found. The park also protects 174 species of birds and a number of animals that live in the statuary. The largest reptile in the world, the sea turtle armoured chamois or leatherbacks come here every year to lay their eggs. The national park is an ideal place to visit with the family as it has a turtle museum and there are night tours during the nesting season of the turtles.