Invest in Nicaragua Real Estate and See Sea Turtles
An undeniable benefit of investing in Nicaragua real estate or retiring to Nicaragua is the opportunity to be exposed to natural wonders that don’t exist in North America. Nicaragua plays host to several beaches that are among the few sites in the world where sea turtles lay their eggs. The sea turtles arrive in huge numbers of up to one thousand certain times of the year to lay eggs. This fascinating event is called arribadas and occurs several times per year.
Only seven species of sea turtles are left in existence. Sea turtles have been victims of over harvesting. Five individual species are present in Nicaragua. These turtles include the Green Turtle, the Loggerhead Turtle, the Hawksbill Turtle, the Leatherback Turtle, and the Olive Ridley Turtle. Each of these species of turtles is at risk of extinction and has been placed on the critically endangered species list or the endangered species list. The most common turtle on the Pacific beaches of Nicaragua is the Olive Ridley Turtle. The Leatherback Turtle and the Hawksbill Turtle can also be found on the Pacific side. It is not uncommon to sail through groups numbering in the hundreds
The commercial consumption of turtle eggs is a major problem facing the sea turtle. The coastal dwellers use the eggs as a food source and more recently they found there was a lucrative commercial demand for the eggs. The turtle eggs are easily sold to seafood restaurants in Leon or Managua or any other major city.
The regulated protection of the turtles and turtle eggs is managed by organizations like the Cocibolca Foundation as well as the Nicaraguan Army. Beaches such as Chacocente and La Flor are national turtle reserves. At these sites creative agreements have been made with the local populations. The local residents are allowed to take a certain number of eggs in exchange for their help in protecting the sea turtle nests.
Tours to La Flor to watch the sea turtles lay their eggs or to watch the eggs being hatched and baby sea turtles scramble back to the ocean can be arranged through a number of venues in San Juan del Sur. San Juan del Sur real estate is rapidly becoming the number one Nicaragua real estate investment hot spots amongst North Americans.
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