Located in northeastern costa rica tortuguero national park abuts the small village of tortuguero which is only accessible by boat or plane many visitors stay nearby at pachira lodge where they can tour the park and have a good chance of seeing species like the capuchin monkey while on a canopy tour or kayak outing named after the spanish word tortuga meaning turtle the main attraction in tortuguero costa rica is the endangered green sea turtles who come to nest in the black volcanic san