Tortuguero Protected Zone
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Tortuguero Protected Zone (), is a protected area in
Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
, 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 protected zones. Protecte ...
, 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, ...
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Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 1990 {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub