The leatherback turtle, which can weigh 2,000 pounds and be up to 9 feet long, travels up to 6,000 miles to lay her eggs on the beaches of Costa Rica — swimming perhaps all the way from the Galapagos. Just minutes from The Oaks, Playa Grande is one of the Leatherback’s protected sanctuaries.

Leatherback Turtle Hatchling on its way to the Pacific