Town of Tortuguero

The Town of Tortuguero is a small cozy village set on the main island in Tortuguero on the Carribean Coast of Costa Rica. The town has a fairly basic life style. Wash is done by hand and hung on trees, bushes, and occasionally a clothes line. With the frequency of showers, sometimes it hangs there for days. As you walk through the town you will find children playing-theplay will be imaginative and simple like it was before television and computers. There are no cars in the island town of Tortuguero. There are a few bicycles, and many children who want a turn riding them. The town lives from tourism and time goes by slowly.

Tortuguero town is one of the kind. There are no cars here and you go everywhere on foot or by boat.	There is about 1000 people living here. They all live from tourism.	A little police station.
A church which operates once a month	Main street.	This is a Carribean coast so locals are mostly of a darker tone.
Tourists (mainly Americans) visit this area all the time.	A souvenir store.	Another souvenir store.
There is not much with regards to material luxuries, but nature is truly abundant.	Beautiful flowers are common.	It is a palm trees paradise. They come in all forms and shapes.
The sun is already setting, but it is still very hot and humid.	People live in a simple way. No problems with clothes drying...it is so hot!	One of the houses..and one of the dogs. Like in other places in Central America, dogs are pretty independent here.
Approaching Turtle Museum where you can look at displays and watch a video in English or in Spanish.	Tortuguero town beach.	This is the main point of Tortuguero town. The birds are visible from the canals.
People do not have much here, but they definitely do not waste their time. They can be very creative as this photo proves. This decoration is made out of a car tyre.	Nature, nature, and MORE nature!	Town school.