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Playa Grande, also known as Salinas, is a 
beach
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community
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on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica just north of Tamarindo. Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas (Las Baulas Marine National Park) is found in Playa Grande.
Las Baulas Marine National Park
Las Baulas is Costa Rica's nesting site for theleatherback sea turtle
The leatherback sea turtle (''Dermochelys coriacea''), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to and weight ...
and was created to protect their declining population. The park is home to 117 tree and shrub species
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and 139 bird species
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.
Beach
Playa Grande is a Costa Rican beach which is known for its sandy bottom and waves, there are several surf breaks from theshore
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that make the location popular for swimming
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and surfing.
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