Oct

24

New Real Estate Page

October 24, 2008 | Tags: Site news | 1 Comment

Looking to buy your own piece of paradise?

Check out our new real estate page.

It lists all the companies operating in the area along with more information on them.

We’re also planning at some point to add real estate listings - by agencies and for sale by owner - to the site so stay tuned for that.  Our own Multiple Listing Service for Puerto Viejo!

Oct

24

Updated Wishlist for Community Groups and School Kids

October 24, 2008 | Tags: Helping Out | Leave a Comment

Are you coming down to Puerto Viejo soon?  Why not fill up some spare space in your luggage with donations for local kids and community organizations?

ATEC is collecting items on behalf of various groups and also December is their 3rd annual school supply drive (the Costa Rican school year begins in January).

Please see their new wishlist here and help out if you can.

Oct

2

Dateline Cahuita 1974

October 2, 2008 | Tags: Photo of the week | 1 Comment

These great pictures were sent to us by a reader planning her 2nd trip to the area — 34 years later!

How times and hairstyles have changed!

Oct

2

Caribe-Talamanca Mountain Bike Event

October 2, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Leave a Comment

October 18, 2008
9:00 am

The annual PROMOBIKE mountain bike event in Talamanca is coming soon!

Date: October 18, 2008.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Cost: ¢ 5,000 colones and includes assistance, T-shirt, and a raffle.

Routes start and end at Comisariato Manuel León, Puerto Viejo.

Short Route: 36 kms, level 5-6, Puerto Vieje - Cocles - Margarita - Bribri - Hone Creek - Puerto Viejo

Long Route: 74 kms, level 7, Puerto Vieje - Cocles - Margarita - Bribri - Sixaola River - Bambu - Bratsi - Suretka - Uatsi - Bribri - Hone Creek - Puerto Viejo

For more information:
(506) 8383-8223
(506) 8389-5289
promobikecr@gmail.com

Oct

1

Some Good Road News!

October 1, 2008 | Tags: Community News, Government and Politics | 3 Comments

The good news below (my translation) comes to us from Rolando Soto, the president of our local tourism chamber of commerce (CATCAS) which has been working hard on a number of issues, including pressuring government to take action on our dangerous, dusty and bone-jarring road between Hone Creek and Puerto Viejo.

Finally JAPDEVA (Junta de Administración Portuaria y Desarrollo Económica de la Vertiente Atlántica or the Board of Port Administration and Economic Development for the Atlantic Coast) has made good on the offer they made 3 months ago to repair and pave 2 kilometers of the road between Puerto Viejo and Hone Creek. During the last 3 days, their equipment has been working to prepare the surface of the road for these 2 km that are between Hone Creek and approximately the Hotel Hawa. We will have to continue fighting to ensure that the remaining 4 km are paved and, in the short term, repaired.

The original in Spanish read:

Finalmente JAPDEVA cumplio con su ofrecimiento hecho hace tres meses de arreglar y asfaltar al menos dos kilometros de la carretera entre Hone Creek y Puerto Viejo. Hace 3 diss maquinaria de ese ente comenzo los trabajos de preparacion de la superficie a fin de posteriormente asfaltar esos 2 diolometros que estan entre Hone Creek y aproximadamente el Hotel Hawa.. Tendremos que seguir luchando para que el resto de este tramo de aprox. 4 kilometros tambien sea reparado en el corto plazo.

Thank you CATCAS for your hard work!