As part of our interest to protect our natural resources, we Hotel Vistamar along with the Environmental Youth Club have started the first Artificial Incubation Turtle Egg project in Nicaragua.
The Olive Ridley Turtle is in danger of extinction worldwide because of the irrational consumption of its eggs or its killing to get them, and because of the destruction and reduction of its marine habitat. Therefore, this projects aims to contribute with nature by helping the turtle survive and multiply. Visitors have the opportunity to appreciate this emblematic creature of the sea in our facitlities.
For the season 2009-2010 the first artificial incubation of 200 nests will take place. Each nest will accomodate 100 eggs for a total of 20,000 baby turtles which will be released right in front of Hotel Vistamar.
Note that inthe 2011 seasonis not takingtheArtificialincuvacionturtle eggs,due to logistical problems, butwas resumedin 2012.
Plan your trip down here! Come see, participate, help us and take care of the baby turtles!
Hatching of the baby turtles in Vistamar.
Olive Ridley Turtle eggs take from 45 to 50 days to hatch. Baby turtles leave the nests right after occlusion. They head for the ocean and swim towards the currents which take them away from their birth place. They become adults and live for many decades.
Below you can see the dates to see the hatching of the turtles. You can help us collect them and take care of their habitat.
First Cycle / Year
Nest Numbers
Egg incubation Date
Birth Date
Numbers of nests hatched
Born and given to the ocean
1,2,3,4,5
24/09/2009
08/11/2009
2
75
6,7,8
25/09/2009
09/11/2009
8,2,6
72
9,10.11.12,13
27/09/2009
10/11/2009
1,7,3,4,5,8,2,6,8
256
14,15,16,17,18
28/09/2009
11/11/2009
8,2,6,11
108
19,20,21,22
01/10/2009
12/11/2009
8,7,12,13,14,15,17,18,9,10,16
500
23
02/10/2009
13/11/2009
1,4,9,10,12,13,15
16
24,25,26,27,28,29,30
03/10/2009
14/11/2009
3,1,4,18,9,8
18
31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42
07/10/2009
15/11/2009
22,19,12,23
157
43,44,45
13/10/2009
16/11/2009
24,21,14,23,22,15,9,5,10,11
136
46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57
14/10/2009
17/11/2009
27,28,23,18,29,25,24,30
297
58,59,60,61,62
15/10/2009
18/11/2009
30,19,29,24,26,21
117
63,64,65,66,67,68,69
17/10/2009
19/12/2009
24,26,16,21,29,30,25
26
70,71,72,73,74
18/10/2009
20/11/2009
14
5
75,76
22/10/2009
22/11/2009
34
29
77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86
24/10/2009
23/11/2009
31,34,37,38,39
210
87,88,89,90,91,92,93
27/10/2009
24/11/2009
25,31,32,34,36,37,38,39
148
94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104
05/11/2009
25/11/2009
35,37,38,41
144
105
13/11/2009
26/11/2009
31,35,36
23
106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113
18/11/2009
29/11/2009
35,41,55,58,60
105
30/11/2009
45,46,48,49,50,53,54,55,57,60,62
461
01/12/2009
43,52,56,57,58,59
312
02/12/2009
44,45,46,48,49,50,51,56,57,58,61,62,74
185
03/12/2009
49,54,56,59,61,62,65,69,73,74
201
04/12/2009
45,50,59,61,64,65,66,67,68,70,72
325
05/12/2009
52,57,59,63,64,65,67,69,70,72,73
141
07/12/2009
63,64,65,77,79,81
262
08/12/2009
77,79,81
21
09/12/2009
78,79
71
10/12/2009
61,67,78,80,82,83,84
302
11/12/2009
81,84,85,86
238
12/12/2009
64,86,87,88,89
70
13/12/2009
81,85,87,88,89,90,91
106
14/12/2009
87,89,90,91
12
15/12/2009
90,91,92,93
85
16/12/2009
90,91,92,93
13
21/12/2009
103
85
22/12/2009
95,98,100,101,102,103,104
156
23/12/2009
95,97,100,102,104
43
24/12/2009
94,96,97,98,99,102,103,104
237
25/12/2009
96,97,98,100
57
26/12/2009
96,97,98,101,102,103
18
27/12/2009
101,103
3
28/12/2009
97,105
29
29/12/2009
105
3
02/01/2010
106,107,109
100
03/01/2010
106,109,110,112
93
04/01/2010
107,109,110,112,113
66
05/01/2010
107,108,109,111,112,100
65
06/01/2010
107,108,109,112,113
29
10/01/2010
114,116
21
11/01/2010
114,116
40
12/01/2010
114,,115,116
81
13/01/2010
115
15
15/01/2010
116
1
17/01/2010
117
30
18/01/2010
117,118
70
19/01/2010
118
10
21/01/2010
118
3
25/01/2010
119
20
29/01/2010
1119,121,122,123,,124,125
134
30/01/2010
121,122,123,,124,125
42
31/01/2010
125
16
04/02/2010
120
30
05/02/2010
127
40
06/02/2010
127,128,129
68
12/02/2010
126,128
36
22/02/2010
133,135,136
147
23/02/2010
133,134,136
90
24/02/2010
131
30
01/03/2010
133,138
4
04/03/2010
141
15
11/03/2010
144,145
45
16/03/2010
147
20
Vistamar durante el primer ciclo 2009-2010, regreso a la naturaleza 7,500 tortuguitas.
Seguimos Salvando Tortugas en el 2010..... UNETE... y ... AYUDANOS.
Second Cycle / Year
Número de Nido
Fecha de Incubación de Huevos
Fecha de Nacimiento
No. De Nido que Eclosionaron
Nacidas y entregadas al Océano
1,2
09/06/2010
23/07/2010
3
15/07/2010
09/09/2010
4
16/07/2010
10/09/2010
5,6,7,8
29/07/2010
12/09/2010
9,19,11,12,13
05/08/2010
30/09/2010
14
12/08/2010
13/10/2010
15,16
13/08/2010
07/10/2010
17,18,19,20,21,22,23
19/08/2010
14/10/2010
24,25,26,27,28,29,30
20/08/2010
15/10/2010
31,32,33,34,35
24/08/2010
19/10/2010
36,37,38
25/08/2010
20/10/2010
40
02/09/2010
27/10/2010
40, 41
02/09/2010
03/11/2010
42
10/09/2010
04/11/2010
43
14/09/2010
08/11/2010
44,45,46,47,48,49,50
16/09/2010
10/11/2010
Next year, you can see more hatchings. This chart will be continually updated.
As a guest, you can be part of this project by collecting eggs along the shore.
