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Tortuguero River (5590185325)
Tortuguero (or El Tortuguero; from Spanish ''"place of turtles"'') may refer to: Places * El Tortuguero, a municipality in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua * Tortuguero (Maya site), an archaeological site in southernmost Tabasco, Mexico * Tortuguero Lagoon, a natural reservoir located between the Puerto Rican municipalities of Vega Baja and Manatí * Tortuguero National Park, a national park in the Limón Province of Costa Rica, which contains ** Tortuguero, Costa Rica, a village on the Northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica ** Tortuguero Conservation Area, an administrative area managed by SINAC for conservation in Limón Province, Costa Rica ** Tortuguero River, a river which flows into the Caribbean Sea in Limón Province, Costa Rica Other * Battle of Tortuguero The Battle of Tortuguero was the first naval battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 15 April 1844 at Tortuguero, Azua Province. A force of three Dominican schooners led by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Tortuguero
El Tortuguero () is a municipality in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. It is located at about 530 km from Managua ) , settlement_type = Capital city , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Nicar ... and can only be reached by an hour-long truck ride from El Rama. References Municipalities of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortuguero (Maya Site)
__NOTOC__ Tortuguero (or El Tortuguero) is an archaeological site in southernmost Tabasco, Mexico which supported a Maya city during the Classic period. The site is noteworthy for its use of the ''B'aakal'' emblem glyph also found as the primary title at Palenque.Martin & Grube (2000), p.165 The site has been heavily damaged by looting and modern development; in the 1960s, a cement factory was built directly on top of the site. History Little is known about the dynastic lineage of this site, aside from Bahlam Ajaw, who ruled from 644-679 CE. In 649 CE he conquered Comalcalco, one of the westernmost sites in the Maya world. Monument 6: End of the Thirteenth Baktun Monument 6 from Tortuguero has recently generated discussion as it includes the only known inscription depicting the end of the current 13-Bak'tun era in 2012.Gronemeyer & MacLeod (2010) Grube, Martin and Zender have stated it refers to “the end of the 13th b’ahktun which we will see in the year 2012” and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortuguero Lagoon
Laguna Tortuguero Natural Reserve is a natural reservoir located between the municipalities of Vega Baja and Manatí in Puerto Rico. The lagoon is one of only two natural reservoirs in the island of Puerto Rico (the other being Joyuda Lagoon), and is home to an ample variety of species. General information Tortuguero Lagoon Nature Reserve is the only freshwater lagoon in Puerto Rico. It contains about 708 million gallons of water. The reserve was designated in 1979 through a program of Coastal Zone Management PR. It is located between the municipalities of Vega Baja and Manatí. It covers approximately 2.43 km2. It is divided into two main parts: in the east and northeast, the Laguna Grande ("Big Lagoon" in English), and in the south, the Laguna Rica. A swamp located northeast of the pond, El Cabo Caribe ("Cape Caribbean" in English), includes one of the most important areas of the reserve as a source of nesting and feeding waterflow ecosystem. Generally, Tortuguero is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortuguero National Park
Tortuguero National Park is a national park in the Limón Province of Costa Rica. It is situated within the Tortuguero Conservation Area of the northeastern part of the country. Despite its remote location, reachable only by airplane or boat, it is the third-most visited park in Costa Rica. The park has a large variety of biological diversity due to the existence within the reserve of eleven different habitats, including rainforest, mangrove forests, swamps, beaches, and lagoons. Located in a tropical climate, it is very humid, and receives up to of rain a year. The park, a protected area within the northeastern Caribbean wetlands, was recognized under Ramsar Convention on 3 March 1991 for its rich biological diversity and ecosystems that support threatened flora and fauna species. Set in a natural wetland of the Caribbean coast, it forms a corridor with another protected area, the Indio Maíz Biological Reserve of Nicaragua. It is a key Ramsar Site. Geography The park is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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'. The beaches around Tortuguero are key nesting sites for four species of sea turtle, including two critically endangered species. The National Park is also host to an incredible biodiversity of insects, resident and migratory birds, and mammals, including jaguars and four species of monkeys. Accordingly, there are four biologica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortuguero Conservation Area
Tortuguero Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in Limón Province, northeastern Costa Rica. It contains a national park, several wildlife refuges and Nature Reserve, protected zones. Protected areas * Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge * Border Corridor Wildlife Refuge * Cariari National Wetlands * Dr. Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge * Guácimo and Pococí Protected Zone * Tortuguero National Park * Tortuguero Protected Zone External links Official Tortuguero Conservation Area websiteTortuguero Conservation Area, Welcome Page Conservation Areas of Costa Rica Geography of Limón Province {{- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortuguero River
Tortuguero River () is a river of Costa Rica. , 2007. It flows into the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ... , near the northeast corner of the country.
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