Real Estate Where Turtles are your Neighbors…

Turtle season is here once again, and what better way to celebrate than with a baby turtle release on Garza Blanca’s beach in Puerto Vallarta.

This past August 25th, Garza Blanca homeowners and hotel guests watched in awe as more than 150 baby sea turtles were released back into the ocean. The turtle release was led by Garza Blanca’s activity team, who take an active role in protecting turtle eggs laid on Garza Blanca’s beach in conjunction with Mexico’s authorities, Semarnat in Puerto Vallarta.

Semarnat is the authoritative body in charge of protecting endangered species and they do everything possible to make sure the precious eggs of mother turtles are kept safe, monitored and released under the highest of protection, security and respect in Puerto Vallarta. As always, the release at Garza Blanca Beach was highly controlled: no camera flashes were allowed, and the activities staff made sure all measures were taken so that the turtles had a safe path to their future.  Ropes were placed to give the turtles space from the excited crowd and to allow everyone space to see these magical creatures scramble towards their destiny.

It was a magical experience watching the precious beings bathed in the beautiful light of the setting sun crawl across Garza Blanca beach’s white sand after hatching in protected nests. “The best part was seeing their tiny little bobbing heads swim off to the horizon,” said Signature Residences’ real estate director, Nicole martin accompanied by her niece and daughter.

From August until the end of the year, Puerto Vallarta is a popular breeding ground for the endangered turtle species the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), which can be found within the tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific, Indian and Southern Atlantic Oceans. Turtle releases are therefore a common activity on Garza Blanca Beach and is something that homeowners can look forward to during the sea turtle season.

Information courtesy of biologist Petr Myska; for more information, visit: vivanatura.org.