TOUR NOCTURNO en TORTUGUERO | Costa Rica #2 🇨🇷

El Atlas de Jon
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1 Video View·Sep 10, 2023
En esta serie de vídeos os mostraré mi viaje por Costa Rica conociendo los distintos rincones del país. En este segundo capítulo, llegamos a Tortuguero, una de las zonas más turísticas del país por el desove de las tortugas y buscamos animales de noche por la selva.
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You will also find surprises along the way in
Costa Rica Now for example we are in the middle of the road
Going to Tortuguero our next destination
And along the way we came across this waterfall
which is the Peace Waterfall
It is very close to the Volcán Fuás National Park
It's well worth stopping here at the parking lot
taking a few photos and getting
a good look at it
Because she's very beautiful she lets out
a lot of water and the truth
is it's spectacular To be in this condition by the side of the road
It seems impressive to me
After three and a half hours by
car we have reached the parking lot
of La Pavona If you want
to go to Tortuguero this is the best place
Especially if you're coming in your own vehicle this
is the best place to leave
it From here a boat departs
Since it takes you to the
place The Tortuguero area cannot be reached by car
it is a region full of wetlands
It is as if separated by
a river now against the sea
Then the way is
you can arrive by seaplane for example
But if not the best is to go by boat
Then for that you come here
to the La Pavona parking
The price is an estimate
because it varies a bit as far
as I've read it's what they charge you later but anyway
About 6 000 colones per
night which is roughly
10 euros Then from here you can book a boat
Take you to Tortuguero round trip or however
you want to arrange it
The price is up to you
There are public boats that are a bit cheaper and we
took a private one well
private it's not really private
One that is dedicated has
a boat that manages it with
more people who want to sign up and it has cost us
16 000 as it will be around 14 euros
more or less round trip because
the timings suit us better
Because the audience we
have to wait here for two
or three hours so nothing because of convenience
So now at half past two when the little boat
leaves in about 40 minutes
we'll get our things
We got on the boat here and we'
re going to Tortuguero and I'll tell you
more about it later And
the heat here is nothing like it
So in the area where were before the volcano that made it
cool where there was no humidity
here there's terrible humidity
It's extremely hot meaning the
contrast is very strong and in
fact it's so noticeable that it's already the kind of climate
What is it there's even a lizard here on the tree
from above see if you can spot it okay with the zoom
I think it's visible it's lying there because they
said it's here every day
and so look now it's moving
We are here at La Pavona's restaurant the only one
in the parking area there
are a lot of cars that is
There isn't as many people but I
think everyone who stays in Tortuguero
these nights leaves their car here which is what I told you before
Now we are waiting as I have told you for someone to come and get us and here you can hire bo
What the boat is to get there and come back tomorrow like the excursions
There are several options to do in
Tortuguero I'll keep telling you about them
Now when we arrive but well you
know that this is not necessary
It's not so essential that you reserve it in
advance but there will probably be people here
You already have your hotels reserved and they are waiting for
you to take you even on
excursions and sell you the tours
The packages of things
you want to do while being there
A little boat ride that you've seen that'
s really cool has been
an hour to get here
We have arrived at our hotel for tonight in the Tortuguero
area The Tortuguero area as I
have told you is very touristy
en basically everything
here is a main street in what is
this semi-island and it has
everything hotels supermarkets
Restaurants on the sides it
doesn't have much more everything
is thought out only for the
tourist And we are the ones staying
In a hotel called Casa Marbella
it's very good they
have given us the boat actually at the hotel itself that is
There is a dock like a general one and there
are some hotels that have
their own such as ours
So he left us at the same door
there's a porch that's very nice
and the room which is this one
well as you can see here they've left us
some towels in the shape of swans
It has a second bed don't worry there's a
second bed to take out if you don't take
it out it's always impossible
and the rest of the room
which well is very good
It has a
small open closet here the
bathroom here the
toilet and the shower
Okay well the hotel is
very good the room
is very good but
well the best thing is
the hotel's location in the town
I'm taking the opportunity to be in this hotel hammock to
tell you about the Tortuguero
area the Tortuguero area is a
The very touristy part of Costa Rica surely one of the most touristy but it depends on
the time of year it is
very important especially what is the
Turtle nesting here are various types
of turtles throughout the country
and here are different types that
come to nest at different times
Seasons of the year in certain
months specifically they come here lay
their eggs bury them in the sand and the
Months later those eggs hatch and the
newly hatched turtles
head toward the sea
but it's not the season now we came in February which is the dry season and there's no
if you come I think in April
In June in
different months you can indeed see it
If you wander a bit west
of the well the island this
is a half island where the
town of Tortuguero is located
You will arrive at the beach area which you will see is not very paradisiacal not at all
the typical white-sand beaches nor anything like that
The sea is not calm at all actually the sea is quite rough here this is an area where
the sea is not recognized much and these
are the beaches where you can come to see
e turtles' beach it's
black sand beaches and
the truth is that despite not being paradise
They are very pretty meaning I like them a lot meaning they are
somewhat different and it's worth
it to step out of the ordinary
A little bit of what the people are like walking around a bit
and arriving at this
area which is much more peaceful than the central area
We came here to eat now at a place called Mi Niño I
had it noted because it has good ratings
There is a Mi Niño 1 a Mi Niño 2
the first one is closed so okay
we came to try this one we took
To see a passion fruit smoothie a
smoothie with milk is
quite good and to eat
We have chosen to start by sharing a typical ceviche
from here which Alex is trying
here served with a patacón
What is this that you have here what
did we have for dinner yesterday it's fried
banana and how is the ceviche
It's really good I mean it it's like he painted
it at the beginning I hadn't been convinced but
Yes it has
it's the ceviche that is
the raw fish and it comes
with avocado with
Onions with a little
vinegar and the
patacón It really is very good so
Now I will show you the main course but for now
this seems to have worked And as the main course
We took it it looks amazing
look at these dishes mine
is rice and beans basically
well it's self-explanatory
It has rice it has beans
and this is chicken
with salad and plantains
It looks amazing and what was Alex's thing
They are shrimp good they
called him Shrimp
Shrimp from the
island They are shrimp with rice
like French fries a little salad
Fresh And it's luxurious
now huh We've eaten
it all day So nothing
let's give it a go
I'm a bit prepared I'm wearing shoes that are a
bit bigger than my feet
and we've gone very fast
We're going to do it now Well it's not
going to fall off
Yes a night trip here
Through the jungle of the
Tortuguero area to see if we can spot
some wildlife especially bugs and such so whatever we can see
With the little flashlights let's go
We have already done the night tour through the jungle here in Tortuguero
The truth is it was very good
You have different options the one we did is taking a small boat and moving away from the well as I've
already told you from the central village
From Tortuguero to see more
wildlife because it's not as
crowded anymore This area where we have gone is an area
Private where only some guides
have access who are friends
of the owner So it has been very good we have been a small group
And it has been a very interesting night
We haven't seen things that are mega spectacular
but well we've seen some things We've seen
Some snake specifically one that was
velvety small because
that's the female
The macho can be two meters tall
but this one is tiny and can also
be dangerous in fact it's one of the
most feared here because they can
To kill with poison
And besides that we've seen another series
of creatures many frogs
toads also a particularly
The mortal
which is the red
arrow frog or the orange
belly or the blue-legged
one has different names bu
It's very small orange
reddish and its venom
can kill you in seconds
if you have any wounds
Or something and you touch it it
enters the blood and can kill you
in seconds it's brutal but very
very beautiful And well we've see
also tarantulas all kinds
of spiders a
type of mouse
Some little snake well a
bit of everything So far I can tell you very well
We went with high boots about knee-high
because the mud there would sink you
That's during the dry season I don't even want to imagine how that
is during the rainy season I think
you'll be swimming straight through
They are getting caught there
also they go all
the way in there
And besides it's hard to get
them out there are the war marks
of fighting to get out But
anyway we're seeing a lot of them
Animals Yes you
come here to play the
nature is very elusive and it's
complicated
but anyway we're seeing
some interesting things
It's worth it so if
you're around it's cool
to do these night trips they can be done in
All over the country
in fact we will do it in several and
we'll see if we see more or
fewer things So I'll end here
This vlog is today and see
you in the next one Pure life
