Playa Nancite is most famous for being a beach that receives arribadas by nesting olive ridley turtles. This occurs every month of the rain season and when it does, turtles come in by the thousands to lay eggs over a few day period. The beach is located within Santa Rosa National Park and visitors can obtain a map of the park at the entrance to find a direct route to Playa Nancite. As the beach has been declared a research site, visitors will need to obtain a permit from the ranger station.
It is truly amazing to witness such a practice that has been carried out for thousands of years. Up to 75,000 turtles can make their way upon these shores in just a few days. Nesting occurs between the months of July to November. The busy months are September and October where there can be thousands of turtles on the land at one time; the timing of the month and day are associated with moon.
Playa Nancite along with Ostional Beach are the largest nesting sites in the world where the arribadas takes place.
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