Life at Playa Camaronal
What truly distinguishes La Reserva is its location.
Just beyond the community lies Playa Camaronal and the protected Camaronal National Wildlife Refuge, an extraordinary stretch of Costa Rica's Pacific coastline where tropical forest meets a dramatic, dark-sand beach.
The refuge was established to protect this important coastal ecosystem and the sea turtles that return to Playa Camaronal to nest. Four species of sea turtle have been documented nesting here: olive ridley, leatherback, hawksbill and black turtles.
The surrounding refuge is much more than a nesting beach. Its landscape includes primary and secondary forest, mangroves, estuary habitat, riparian forest associated with the Río Ora, and an extensive protected marine area. Monkeys, iguanas, armadillos, crabs and numerous species of tropical birds are also found in the area.
