[3] The inland part of the department produces a variety of agricultural crops including high quality coffee and near the ocean the subtropical climate suits citrus trees and sugar cane.

The Museo Ecológico de Trópico Seco is a museum in Diriamba which has displays on the flora and fauna of the department.

[7] These come on land on several consecutive nights at certain phases of the moon between July and December to dig holes in the sand and lay their eggs.

The incubation period is about 48 days and after that time, millions of juvenile turtles dig their way out of the nests and try to make their way down to the sea.

Predatory birds engage in a feeding frenzy at this time, so to keep them safe, some of the eggs are transported to special nursery areas where the young turtles can be protected when they hatch.