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The Surgeon Fish Does Not Practice Medicine
In the waters of the South Pacific of Costa Rica one of the most striking and beautiful fish families are undoubtedly the surgeon fish (Family Acanthuridae), named after the sharp thorn they present at the […]
Sunday BBQ
Restaurant, Bar & Cabinas Atypical French Cuisine Open from Friday to Tuesday 11 am to 9:30 pm Calle Soluna Ojochal, Costa Rica (506) 2786 5052 / 8719 5130 cocolindo@ymail.com Every second Sunday from […]
Saturday Night Latin Dance Party
Restaurant, Bar & Cabinas Atypical French Cuisine Open from Friday to Tuesday 11 am to 9:30 pm Calle Soluna Ojochal, Costa Rica (506) 2786 5052 / 8719 5130 cocolindo@ymail.com Every second Saturday at 7 […]
Latin Dance Night
Restaurant, Bar & Cabinas Atypical French Cuisine Open from Friday to Tuesday 11 am to 9:30 pm Calle Soluna Ojochal, Costa Rica (506) 2786 5052 / 8719 5130 cocolindo@ymail.com Tuesdays at 8 pm we […]
Coco Lindo
Restaurant, Bar & Cabinas Atypical French Cuisine Open from Friday to Tuesday 11 am to 9:30 pm Calle Soluna Ojochal, Costa Rica (506) 2786 5052 / 8719 5130 cocolindo@ymail.com Aurelie & Alexandre invite you […]
An Eight Colones Pair of Pants
Don Regulo Gonzales is a 70-year-old-man; at the age of 14, he came from Esparza to Platanillo. While going to school, he met his future wife Judith Solis C. Years later they got married, and […]
Guillermo Ástua Zúñiga, known as Memo Madriz
In 1956, Memo and his parents left Turrialba to move to his godparents’ farm called La Concepción. For Memo, only 10 years old, school and games had finished. He had to work in the fields […]
Iguana Verde Ferreteria
Hardware store (506) 2743 8929 1 km East Banco CR Uvita, Costa Rica Opening Hours Monday to Friday – 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturdays – 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sundays […]
Whales & Dolphins Hotel
The Hotel in Uvita offers two private and quiet units with a total of 20 rooms, each with a private and stunning ocean view and balcony.
Piccola Italia Presents Full Moon Party!
Friday, November 30th, 2012 Pizzeria Piccola Italia Restaurant, Deli and Bar Mediterranean Fusion Cuisine Pizza, homemade pasta, Italian Deli Tuesday to Sunday 12 a.m. – 12 p.m. 300 m Norte Servicentro Bahia (km 161) Uvita, […]

Marino Ballena National Park
Offshore there is a row of small islands and submerged rocks, starting with Roca de la Viuda and followed by the famous Whale Tail at Punta Uvita.
Huen Tebec – New field station of the Institute of Tropical Biodiversity (IBT)
Huen Tebec is the new field station of the Institute of Tropical Biodiversity (IBT) in Uvita Bahia, next to the Marine Ballena National Park. Its name, taken from the Boruca dictionary means frog (Huen) and […]
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