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Uvita: Excellent Service with Honor and Honesty
Our specialty is tire sales, but we also take care of mechanical services and maintenance of new Mazda, Kia, Toyota and Nissan vehicles among others. Some of our main services are oil changes, alignment with […]
Playa Cativo: First Five-Star Hotel in the South Pacific
Playa Cativo Lodge has just been awarded its five-star, thus becoming the first five-star hotel in the South Pacific of Costa Rica.
Join the Movement “Zero Plastic Bags”
The Tinamaste Farmer’s Market is joining the movement of zero single use plastic. To achieve this we must unite the efforts of sellers and customers who visit our Market every Tuesday. Little by little, seller […]
Pre-Columbian Rock Art at the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor
During the month of July, the division of Community Rural Tourism of the Association of Women of the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, received the archeologist Iphigenia Quintanilla, recognized for her research on pre-Columbian stone spheres. […]
Hotel Cristal Ballena hosted Baroque Nomade Ensemble
The brilliant interpretation of the “Baroque Nomade Ensemble” resounded through the air of the Hotel Cristal Ballena and was rewarded with copious applause by the audience. Doña Herta and Don Waldemar, owners of the hotel, are art lovers, especially of music
A Mandala Experience
Michael is a professional photographer and creator of mandalas (mandala means “circle” or “wheel” in Sanskrit.) in Costa Rica
World Rafting Championship in Argentina: Adrenaline Guaranteed
From November 4-11 the “World Rafting Championship” will be held in the Aluminé River in the Patagonia of Argentina. The river is born in the lake of the same name and crosses the Neuquén province […]
CATUOSA – Free of plastic
While the media is warning that the country discards 564 tons of plastic a day, Osa sets an example by promising to become the first plastic-free canton in Costa Rica. Andrés Vargas, one of the […]
DAWG: Great Progress
In the days before DAWG, our beaches and streets were covered with homeless, neglected and abused dogs and cats. Before DAWG there were individuals that tried to help, primarily by spaying and neutering strays, but […]
Development Association of Uvita in Action
The Development Association of Uvita inaugurated a beautiful children’s playground next to the Bahía Community Center. It was built with the support of the Municipality of Osa and PANI (National Children’s Trust). Numerous parents with […]
The Silencio Archaeological Site: Curing of a Sphere
El Silencio Archaeological Site is the location of the largest sphere discovered to date.
Marino Ballena National Park : Team Work
Currently, efforts have increased in the management of the waste that visitors leave at the Marino Ballena National Park. The officials of the protected area separate valuable waste such as cardboard, plastic, cans and glass, […]
SELAL: Leaders of the Future
With the purpose of promoting sustainable local development, this July nine and ten-year students of the La Uvita High School, will participate in a program that seeks to connect training, ecological awareness, environmental conservation, English […]
Micro plastic, a Surprise Element
Costa Rica has numerous organized communities that participate regularly in beach cleanups representing a great social evolution. These activities are very important to mitigate the tons of waste that are polluting the oceans. However, we […]
Yoga and Living Sustainably
Patanjali (known as the father of yoga) proposed a “code of conduct” for those in the pursuit of spiritual growth. This system is known as the E ight Limbs of Yoga. The first limb is […]
