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Dec
30
Jungle Run Marathon from Puerto Viejo to Punta Mona
December 30, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Comments Off
| January 15, 2011 |
On Jan 15, a unique event will be happening. Starting in Puerto Viejo runners can choose from 10km, 21km and 42km courses.
The Jungle Run will take participants on a route through nature from its starting point in Puerto Viejo to Punta Cocles (turnaround point for the 10km route), Punta Uva (turnaround for the half marathon) or Punta Mona (turnaround for the full marathon).
The course is at sea level with mostly flat sections. The difficulties runners will face are soft sand, roots, muddy trails, and tropical conditions of sun and/or rain depending on the weather that particular day. Not an easy run, but exotic and demanding.
There are aid stations along the way where runners can get cold water, electrolyte drinks and carbohydrates. The aid stations will be located at 5km, 11km, 21km, 31km, and 36km. Parts of the run are in protected rain forest. Racers must carry CamelBaks or water bottles, we will leave no trace, except footsteps!
More information and registration is available on their website www.jungleruncr.com
Dec
19
Education in Puerto Viejo and Cahuita
December 19, 2010 | Tags: Education, Site news | 2 Comments
Kindergarten class at the Colegio & Escuela Complementaria CahuitaPuerto Viejo Satellite has received many questions over the years inquiring about the schools and the educational choices in the area but the information available online has been very sparse. So we are very happy to announce a new page on the site, Education Options in and around Puerto Viejo and Cahuita.
Zöe Courtier has researched and spoken to parents, teachers and school administrators in the area to provide what will be a very valuable resource for parents who are considering moving to the area or spending a season or year here and want to know what the options for their kids will be.
Most parents moving to the area from foreign countries will choose one of the two main private schools in the area so that article includes lots of background and info for both the Colegio & Escuela Complementaria Cahuita (offering education for all grade levels) and the Centro Educativo Playa Chiquita – Punta Uva (offering primary education).
Comments can be left on the article and we do hope to keep the article current and accurate so please direct any corrections or omissions to info@puertoviejosatellite.com.
Dec
6
Convincing Victory for Cordero in Talamanca Mayoral Election
December 6, 2010 | Tags: Government and Politics | 3 Comments
Melvin Gerardo Cordero Cordero of the Liberacion Nacional party has pulled off a convincing win in the race for mayor of Talamanca, capturing 63% of the votes according to the results published on La Nacion.
There were 5 candidates for the race. With 89% of the vote counted, the results were as follows:
Melvin Gerardo Cordero Cordero, Liberacion Nacional, Teacher, 53 years old 62.99%
Heriberto Hernández Ceciliano, Unidad Social Cristiana, 44 years old 27.23%
Levi Sucre Romero, Accion Ciudadana, 44 years old, Business Manager 5.41%
Eduardo Montes Centeno, Talamanca Unida, 49 years old, Teacher 2.82%
Luis Enrique Bermúdez Bermúdez, Movimiento Libertario, 43 years old, Taxi Driver 1.54%
Cordero’s Bio indicates he was a promoter of community development for DINADECO, supervisor of social development programs and family allowances, a municipal executive for the municipality of Talamanca and the Director of the Olivia School (1991-2010).
Cordero’s PLN party won 58 of the 80 mayoral races contested yesterday.
Dec
5
Christmas Concerts
December 5, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Entertainment | Comments Off
| December 10, 2010 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
| December 12, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 12:30 pm |
Several Christmas Concerts have been announced, each with distinct programs:
On Friday from 4pm – 6pm, Director Silvia Cabrelles and the soloists and chorus of “Puerto Viejo Canta”
will perform at the Tree House Lodge in Playa Chiquita. Cost is 500 colones.
On Sunday morning the 12th of December at 11:00am, There will be a performance of Händel’s Messiah at the Catholic Church by Martiza’s in downtown Puerto Viejo. The performance will be by the soloists and chorus of the Iglesia Adventista de Limón under director Malvern Ordain P. along with a chorus from Puerto Viejo. Donations welcome.
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