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Oct
24
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 | Comments Off
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 | Comments Off
| 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!
Sep
28
Talk about Globalization and Free Trade
September 28, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar | Comments Off
| October 3, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
The University of Costa Rica is hosting a discussion on the impacts of Globablization and Free Trade on our communities.
The event will be held Oct 3 at 10 a.m. at La Casa de la Cultura.
For more information contact Kioscos@accionsocial.ucr.ac.cr or telephone 2207-4361 or 2280-1841.
Source: Greencoast News: Charla sobre Globalización y Libre Comercio
Sep
6
EasyStreet Music Fiesta Coming in October
September 6, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Entertainment | Comments Off
| October 24, 2008 | to | October 26, 2008 |
EasyStreet Productions is planning a three day music festival in Puerto Viejo from Oct 24-26.
The artists and type of music that will be presented at the festival include:
Kimany Marley, JasminKarma, Evolucion, KingoLovers, Mekatelyu, Electronic Music, Calypso, Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop, Soul, and more local and international bands playing.
There will be an accompany Art exhibition held at Ez-Times.
There will also be fireworks, fire dancers, various DJ’s, beach parties, kids park with activities, good food and good intentions.
Venues will include WoddRokk Bar, EZ-Times and Johnny’s Place. They will soon have a website with detailed event information.
One of the goals of the event is to raise funds to preserve biodiversity, and this will be done through Conservation International Group, which does research and projects for preserving nature in the Caribbean Area.
You can watch the video announcing the event (in Spanish) from the Teletica Channel 7 program “Espectaculos” on the Teletica website — after you download the video, go to 4:50 for the segment on EasyStreet.
If you’d like more information on the event, how you can support it or get involved, contact Paola Chaves at easystreetmusicfiesta@live.com.
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