Ostional, Costa Rica

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Ostional, Costa Rica is a coastal village on the Nicoya Peninsula famed for its massive arribadas, when hundreds of thousands of olive ridley sea turtles come ashore to nest.

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Ostional, Costa Rica canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
arribadasFrequency several times per year
arribadasPeakMonths roughly August to December
climate tropical climate
coastType Pacific coast
conservationStatus part of a national wildlife refuge
country Costa Rica
governedBy municipality of Santa Cruz
hasAccess by road from Nosara and Santa Cruz
hasActivity beach tourism
ecotourism
sea turtle watching
surfing
hasCommunity conservation-oriented residents
local fishing families
hasConservationProgram community-based sea turtle egg harvest program
hasEconomyBasedOn fishing
sea turtle-related ecotourism
tourism
hasEcosystem marine-coastal ecosystem
hasEvent arribadas of olive ridley sea turtles
hasFeature black sand beach
coastal village setting
turtle nesting beach
hasInfrastructure basic tourist services
small lodges and cabins
unpaved roads
hasProtectedArea Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Ostional
hasSeason dry season
rainy season
hasWildlife Lepidochelys olivacea
olive ridley sea turtle
knownFor massive arribadas of olive ridley sea turtles
sea turtle nesting beach
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Guanacaste Province
Nicoya Peninsula
locatedOn Pacific coast of Costa Rica
nearbyBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
nearbyPlace Nosara
Playa Guiones
partOf Santa Cruz canton
region northwestern Costa Rica
subjectTo Costa Rican environmental regulations
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
tourismType low-impact tourism
nature-based tourism
UTCOffset −6

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olive ridley sea turtle majorNestingBeach Ostional, Costa Rica
Lepidochelys olivacea majorNestingSite Ostional, Costa Rica