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Grayson, self-proclaimed 'tortuga' slow poke was not only surprised, but amazed and terribly proud that he won the "cup stacking" contest three times.
Archive 2009-06-01 Robyn 2009
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While Tortuguero National Park on Costa Rica's Caribbean side is more renowned as a turtle nesting habitat tortuga means turtle in Spanish, after all, each year between June and December, the vulnerable marine creatures likewise return to Matapalo Beach to breed.
Suzan Crane: Costa Rica's Endangered Sea Turtles Released in Matapalo Suzan Crane 2010
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While Tortuguero National Park on Costa Rica's Caribbean side is more renowned as a turtle nesting habitat tortuga means turtle in Spanish, after all, each year between June and December, the vulnerable marine creatures likewise return to Matapalo Beach to breed.
Suzan Crane: Costa Rica's Endangered Sea Turtles Released in Matapalo Suzan Crane 2010
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While Tortuguero National Park on Costa Rica's Caribbean side is more renowned as a turtle nesting habitat tortuga means turtle in Spanish, after all, each year between June and December, the vulnerable marine creatures likewise return to Matapalo Beach to breed.
Suzan Crane: Costa Rica's Endangered Sea Turtles Released in Matapalo Suzan Crane 2010
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The galápago - terrapin - is often erroneously called tortuga, though its meat is said to be far more tender.
A Guide to Mexican Fish and Shellfish - Part Two: Las Delicias del Mar 2006
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The galápago - terrapin - is often erroneously called tortuga, though its meat is said to be far more tender.
A Guide to Mexican Fish and Shellfish - Part Two: Las Delicias del Mar 2006
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A large part of the aquatic inhabitants are reptiles like the yacaré negro (Caiman crocodylus yacare), the yacaré ñato (Caiman latirostris), the tortuga cavaleta (Acantochelys spixii), and the boa acuática curiyu (Eunecte notaeus).
Humid Chaco 2008
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When I first saw his turtle, or tortuga, I told him it was the finest piece of pottery I had ever seen come out of the village.
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Be sure that you have no prohibited items: leathers of many types of endangered species, tortuga shells, etc. Yaxchibonam
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The galápago - terrapin - is often erroneously called tortuga, though its meat is said to be far more tender.
A Guide to Mexican Fish and Shellfish - Part Two: Las Delicias del Mar 2006
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