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Tortuguero Protected Zone ( es, Zona Protectora Tortuguero), is a protected area in
Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
, managed under the
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 zo ...
, it was created in 1990 by executive decree 19971-MIRENEM. It is located next to
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, i ...
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Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 1990 {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub