{"id":3196,"date":"2011-06-02T17:35:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T17:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/en\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2023-03-15T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T16:42:59","slug":"caletas-beach-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/caletas-beach-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Caletas Beach Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Caletas<\/a><\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> between Ario and Coyote beaches in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
\nGPS Coordinates:<\/strong> 9.769125, -85.258281 (9\u00b046’08.85″N, 85\u00b015’29.81″W)
\nCanton:<\/strong> Nandayure
\nDistrict:<\/strong> Bejuco
\nPostal Code:<\/strong> 50906<\/p>\n

\"WAZE<\/a>\"Google<\/a><\/p>\n

Caletas Beach Costa Rica<\/strong>: an isolated beach, part of the Playa Caletas-Ario National Wildlife Refuge since 2006, as its a principally Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea ) sea turtle nesting beach. 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

Caletas beach has a large mangrove swamp around the mouth of the Bongo River and extensive wetlands in the northern sector, which host an abundance of many species of birds (some 50 different species), reptiles and small mammals such as coyotes, skunks and raccoons. Crocodiles inhabit the wetlands, the estuary zones and have also been seen feeding in the mouth of the River Bongo and basking on the beach during the dry season.<\/p>\n