Sea turtle nest
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Wildlife in Capitán Suizo
Costa Rica is very well known for its diverse flora and fauna and for its environmental protection and nature conservation, and we try our best to be part of this commitment.
The garden of Capitán Suizo is a little tropical paradise, with more than 60 different species of trees, many of which are native, and ornamental plants.
Thanks to this wide variety of plants and to a large amount of our organic waste and the production and application of 100% organic fertilizers, our lush garden has become a safe place for all forms of life.
The flora in the hotel grounds offers wildlife a site to feed, mate, nest, rest or move freely.
In each corner of the hotel one can observe the magnificent beauty of Costa Rica’s nature.
Here are some of the animals that can be seen almost daily throughout the hotel’s garden:
With some luck, sometimes nocturnal wildlife such as porcupines, anteaters, skunks and opossum can also be seen.
If you would like to know more about the animals you can spot in our garden, please visit our wildlife page.
It is very important to us to be able to live in harmony, side by side, with many different species of wildlife and nature in general.
We are grateful to all the animals that choose our tropical garden as their home or that come visit from time to time, and we are very happy that our guests can enjoy their presence as well.
Compiled by Milena Re
Marketing Assistant – Hotel Capitán Suizo
September 29th, 2021
Sea Turtle watching
A great guest experience to share
Sea turtles are incredible animals. They spend months, years or their whole life (in the case of males) feeding in the ocean hundreds or even thousands of kilometers from the coast. But each of them was born on land and the females must return to land to dig nests and lay eggs.
This happened 3 days ago, next to Tamarindo, in Playa Langosta. Two guests of Capitán Suizo were very lucky to live this beautiful experience. During their walk on the beach, they happened to see a sea turtle "Lora" (Lepidochelys olivacea) coming out of the water to lay their eggs. The effort to make a hole to put the eggs inside is a very hard job for the turtle, it came from very far away and must lay eggs after a long trip. Our lucky guests wanted to share it with all of us. In this video you can see that the turtle is tired, but very motivated to dig a safe place for their eggs. In the end, the mother managed to lay her eggs calm and return to the sea.
In the past we have also had some births in front of the hotel and in other nearby areas, that is why in Playa Tamarindo many efforts are being made to avoid sea pollution to protect our turtles, one of these initiatives is the rejection of the use of plastic straws for drinks or its replacement by paper straws. This is an initiative that you can see in our restaurant, where we avoid waste that can harm our beach and its animals.
Sea Turtles hatching in front of Capitán Suizo, January 2017