Boat Tours in Tortuguero and more Monkeys!

Tortuguero is named after the turtle (Tortuga) because this is a very common place for turtles to come and nest. The place in the last 50 years has been very protected so that the turtles will not be killed and hurt as they have been in so many other places. We were not there for the turtle season, but saw an informational video about them.
The boat tours that we took while in Tortuguero were great. We saw so many things, many of which we had seen before, but still amazing. We saw all three types of monkey that are in this part, spider monkeys, white-faced monkeys and howler monkeys. We were so close to them through many times. It´s so amazing to see them moving around in the trees hanging from one branch to another. They also seem to have their tails wrapped around something in order to keep them steady. They are not at all very afraid of humans.