La Flor Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua

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This coastal sea turtle nesting site is visited by more than 30,000 olive ridley turtles annually making it one of the most important Pacific Ocean sea turtle nesting sites in the Americas. Turtle nesting season is August to December with peak months in October and November. Besides being a lovely Pacific Coast Beach, La Flor also protects tropical dry forest and mangroves. La Flor Wildlife Refuge is located on the southern Pacific seaboard along a earthen highway south of San Juan del Sur. Access is on a day trip from an attractive hotel in San Juan del Sur with use of 4x4 or by hiking from neighboring beach Playa El Coco and the rental homes and apartments there.

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