{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/689ea95866f126ae3fd953a1/69e9c079738b0d0aa5f37e9c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The great Costa Rica turtle race","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/689ea95866f126ae3fd953a1/1776924474017-c54d7c83-dc2a-45e1-9a9d-90f5e988142a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>I am on a long Pacific Ocean beach in Costa Rica watching a truly monumental natural phenomenon. Hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridley turtles are hauling themselves out of the waves under a bright moon and dragging their bodies up the beach to lay their precious eggs. This rarely seen biological phenomenon is known as an <em>arribada</em> and I am lucky enough to witness one.</p><p><br></p><p>If you are wondering 'what is an arribada of turtles', 'how many turtles participate in an arribada' or 'where can I see turtles in Costa Rica', this podcast episode might help give you some answers.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to a <a href=\"https://mattbracetravels.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2088&amp;action=edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcast about watching the truly monumental natural phenomenon of a turtle arribada</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Photo © Jonathan Reynaga (free use, courtesy of www.pexels.com)</p>","author_name":"Matthew Brace"}