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Oct
27
Marc Anthony Visits Puerto Viejo
October 27, 2011 | Tags: Arts & Culture | 2 Comments
Latin pop music star Marc Anthony was spotted in Puerto Viejo on Sunday and again at a beach south of town on Tuesday. Crowds came out to catch a glimpse of the popular singer.
Anthony apparently flew into Limon airport on Sunday on a private flight and filmed a segment for the reality TV show “¡Q’ Viva! The Chosen” which he is producing along with his ex-wife, actress and singer Jennifer Lopez.
More: AFP: Marc Anthony conmociona al Caribe costarricense, Tico Times: Latin star Marc Anthony making waves in Costa Rica
Oct
25
Puerto Viejo Surfter Wins World Championship
October 25, 2011 | Tags: Sports | 2 Comments
Craig Schieber catches a wave on his way to a world championship. Courtesy of Costa Rica Surf FederationCosta Rica entered the history books of world surfing Sunday when Craig “Tequila” Schieber became the first Costa Rican surfer to win the title of world champion at the 2011 International Surfing Association World Masters Surfing Championship, held Oct. 16-23 in La Libertad, El Salvador. Schieber won gold in the Grand Kahuna division (age 50+).
The masters championship is a gathering of the world’s top surfers age 35 and older. Surfers from different countries compete for medals in five categories, Masters (35+), Grand Masters (40+), Kahunas (45+), Grand Kahuna (50+) and Women Master (35+). Tica surfer Andrea Díaz placed fifth in the women’s category. Costa Rica finished the tournament ranked seventh overall in the world.
Schieber, who became a naturalized Costa Rican citizen 20 years ago, lives in the beach community of Puerto Viejo. He and the rest of the Costa Rican masters team are set to arrive back in Costa Rica on Monday afternoon.
Source: Tico Times: Costa Rican wins world surfing championship
Oct
23
KOKi Beach Among Honorees at National Awards Ceremony
October 23, 2011 | Tags: Community News, Helping Out | Comments Off
Puerto Viejo restaurant Koki Beach won national recognition for its contributions for the environment and social work in an awards ceremony recognizing businesses and institutions that improve the quality of life in Costa Rica.
The restaurant is was one of the recipients of the “Aportes al Mejoramiento de la Calidad de Vida” prize for 2011.
Other awards were given to a community leader in Alajuela, a team of veterinarians from the Universidad Nacional, a group of clowns and a recycling program.
The awards were decided on by a committee from Costa Rica’s ombudsman and from the public universities.
More: La Nación: Autoridades premian aportes para mejorar la calidad de vida
Oct
11
Details Revealed for Route 32 Expansion
October 11, 2011 | Tags: Transport | Comments Off
Traffic backups are common on route 32 with many large trucks traveling between the central valley and Costa Rica’s most important port in Limon. Photo courtesy of La Nación.La Nación is reporting today many more details of the proposed expansion of Route 32 between San José and Limon.
The project is now being estimated to cost between $350 million and $420 million dollars. It is being financed by a credit line from the Chinese government and would be built by Chinese firms.
The 108km project starts from the Rio Frio crossing on Highway 32 to Limon. It will include 4 four lanes of traffic in a separated roadway, 14 overpasses, bus bays, pedestrian overpasses and a bike lane to protect the many students and workers who commute by bicycle along the route. The plan also includes repairs to the 32 km connection from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui (the other Puerto Viejo) to route 32.
The route carries about 5,000 cars a day including 700 commercial trucks.
The project is still in the planning stages so no timeline has been announced.
More information: La Nación: País negocia crédito blando con China para ampliar vía a Limón
Oct
3
Beach Clean Up Gets Results
October 3, 2011 | Tags: Community News, Helping Out | 2 Comments
The beach clean up was a great success, you really do not know how much trash there is all over the beach until you are out there picking it up for yourself! Volunteers collected around 300 kilograms from Home Creek river all the way to Salsa Brava beach in downtown Puerto Viejo.
A big thank you to the Puerto Viejo School kids, who spent their unscheduled day off from school with us in the unrelenting heat. Way to go!
These community events do not only rely on the people to come out and spend their day picking up trash, we also need the local businesses to get involved. I am happy to say that the support from the local businesses was amazing! It is truly a great feeling to have companies and organizations like ATEC, Banana Azul, Cantik, Coco Loco Lodge, El Diamante, Exploradores, Farmacia Amiga, Interbus, Koki Beach Restaurant, Supermercado Old Harbour and Terraventuras which all pulled together to help make the event a great success.
Special thanks to Terra Nostra for coming to support us for this day! Their insight of how important the clean-up of our beaches is, was very inspiring. They instructed us on not just picking up trash, but also on how to sort trash correctly. I guarantee you I will never look at trash the same way again.
After collecting all this trash it had to go somewhere. Well that was when Reci Caribe and Municipalidad de Talamanca took over. After the trash was sorted correctly all the recyclable items were documented and then loaded onto a truck and were sent to the local recycling center, all the remaining trash was transported away by Municipalidad de Talamanca to a local land fill.
All the collected trash collected at this beach clean up is going to be reported to the Ocean Conservancy and the data is going to be added to their world wide program “International Costal Cleanup 2011”.
Residents and local businesses of Puerto Viejo really proved that even the smallest communities can make a difference when everyone works together. Once again great job everyone! Lets all continue to keep our beautiful beaches clean!
You can see more photos and more information about the results at the facebook album.
 Article by Nina Neidhart. Nina is the general manager of Gecko Trail Adventures, a Puerto Viejo based tour company which offers packages, transportation, tours and activities throughout Costa Rica. They specialize in helping clients to set up a customized and authentic experience of the real Costa Rica. More information at GeckoTrail.com. |
Sep
23
Mountain Bike Event October 16
September 23, 2011 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Comments Off
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PromoBike and CATCAS are sponsoring this year’s mountain biking event in Puerto Viejo on the 16th of October.
The event will include a 74km long route and a 35km short route for riders.
The ride starts at 9 a.m. and the entry fee is 6000 colones. That includes hydration stations, bicycle mechanics available and a raffle. And there’s usually a great party afterwards!
For more information, telephone 8383-8223 or 8389-5289.
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