Shopping and Artisanal Boutiques
Buena Voluntad Tienda Americana

Nonprofit thrift store of Iglesia de la Costa in Uvita. Proceeds are used by our Hands of Mercy program to provide rice and beans, or clothing to needy families in the area.
Donations are gratefully received.
Tuesday to Friday: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Monday and Sunday: closed
Contact: 2201 5962
Uvita Community Library and Bookstore

Directions: Puntarenas, Uvita, 60504
Facebook Page: Uvita Community Library
El Mercado Bahia Ballena

El Mercado offers a wide variety of top-quality fruits and vegetables, handicrafts, meals, and much more in support of rural entrepreneurship.
Direction: Uvita, Provincia de Puntarenas
Phone Number:+506 8411 8807
Meet Bubba, a Pizote Celebrity
by Mike Graeber Bubba the Pizote came to me many years ago as a baby. He was found in the middle of the road, exhausted and abandoned by his troupe because he was too small […]
Undertaking a Life Without Violence
by Daniel Matul, Coordinador del Proyecto. Aiming to create opportunities for stable and quality employment for young people in the communities of Dominical, Uvita, Bahía Ballena, Ojochal, and Quepos; the Ministry of Public Security, in conjunction […]
Fun in Dominical Never Stops
by Trevor Brown Summer is here and the fun in Dominical never stops. After you’re finished with your daily activities of trekking to a waterfall, surfing, or just relaxing at the beach, another menu featuring nightlife […]
Beach Safety
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The New Beach Promenade
by Dagmar Reinhard Guillermo Zabala Rivero has been living in Costa Rica for seven years, five of them in the Dominical area. He studied Structures at an Uruguayan University and worked for eight years in the […]
Costa Ballena Lifeguards Graduation
by Dagmar Reinhard December 14th, 2015 was the Costa Ballena Lifeguards graduation by the Quepos Coastguard, which is responsible for the province of Puntarenas. That day the sky was brilliantly blue, with no clouds and […]
The Magic World of the Mangroves
by Michael Chévez Valverde We enter with our boat into a magical world that very few people know. It is a magical environment of water and those strange trees whose roots grow on the surface on […]
Latest News from SANSA
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