{"id":3128,"date":"2011-06-01T00:14:54","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T00:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/en\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2019-11-29T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T10:52:13","slug":"ario-beach-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/ario-beach-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Ar\u00edo Beach Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ario<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> between Manzanillo and Caletas Beaches in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
\nGPS Coordinates to Ario beach entrance:<\/strong> 9.729647, -85.208097 (\u00b043’46.73″N, 85\u00b012’29.15″W)
\nCanton:<\/strong> Puntarenas, district:<\/strong> C\u00f3bano.
\nZone postal code:<\/strong> 60111.<\/p>\n

Ar\u00edo Beach Costa Rica<\/strong>: an isolated beach, part of the Playa Caletas-Ario National Wildlife Refuge since 2006, as it’s a nesting site for the Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles. It also hosts an important number of one of the world\u2019s most endangered species of sea turtle, the Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea). Olive ridley nesting peaks in September and October, while Leatherback nesting peaks in December and January. The beach also receives occasional visits from nesting Pacific Green (Chelonia mydas) and Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles.<\/p>\n