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Sep
23
Mountain Bike Event October 16
September 23, 2011 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Comments Off
| October 16, 2011 | ||
| 9:00 am |
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.
Sep
20
Education by example in the southern Caribbean
September 20, 2011 | Tags: Community Calendar, Community News, Helping Out | 1 Comment
| September 30, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 am |
Local tour company Gecko Trail Adventures is organizing a beach cleanup day on Sept 30 with local school kids.
Lead by example! Keep the beach clean.The company strives to actively participate in community projects that promote a sustainable development of the local area. In this effort, they encourage their employees to look beyond their day-to-day tasks and work on projects benefiting their community. One of these endeavors is the beach clean-up they are organizing with children from the local school along with staff from Gecko Trail Adventures and Hotel Banana Azul for September 30th.
The project was made possible thanks to supplied donations from local businesses and various providers Gecko Trail Adventures works with. The trash collected will be counted with the help of Terra-Nostra. The results will be reported to Ocean Conservancy to be able to have a document that governments, organizations and companies can use to check the Waste World Marine Index.
If you find yourself in the Puerto Viejo area on September 30th you are very welcome to join them. The meeting point will be at the beach in front of Hotel Banana Azul at 8:00am.
 Article by Gecko Trail Adventures. Gecko Trail Adventures started 3 years ago with 2 staff and a tiny tour desk in a local hotel. The main objective was, and still is, to offer good quality and reasonably priced tours to clients that wish to visit the Caribbean as well as all other areas of Costa Rica. Today they employ 14, local Caribeños as well others from around Costa Rica and around the world, who devote themselves to ensuring that everyone has the best possible experience while visiting this beautiful country. Their goal is to provide customized services that fit each client’s needs, and in this way utilize local guides and small companies and hotels to be able to offer an authentic Costa Rica experience. More information at www.gecktrail.com. |
Jun
19
Second Annual Walter Ferguson Festival in Cahuita
June 19, 2011 | Tags: Community Calendar, Entertainment | Comments Off
| July 4, 2011 | to | July 10, 2011 |
The second annual Walter Ferguson Festival will take place in Cahuita from the 4th to the 10th of July.
The festival honors calypso legend and Cahuita native son Walter Ferguson with Live music, painting, theater, dance, calypso, literature, poetry, and many more Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous Cultural Events.
Sponsored by the DInamica Empresarial, Caribe Communication, and the Development Association of Cahuita.
For more information call 8892 2895 or email caribecomunicacion2@gmail.com
Thanks to ATEC for the heads up on this.
Jun
16
Next meeting about water treatment facility set for July 7
June 16, 2011 | Tags: Community Calendar, Environment | 1 Comment
| July 7, 2011 | ||
| 3:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
There is broad community support for getting a proper water treatment facility operating in Puerto Viejo but the community still has many questions about the location, the methods used and how it will affect its neighbors if it is built in the proposed Cocles location.
The next community meeting with AyA and MINAE is the place to bring your questions and get more informed about the project. It is set for July 7 at 3pm at the Cocles School.
You can see more information on the event and sign up for updates on the event’s facebook page. You can also subscribe to the facebook group for more discussion on the project.
Jan
13
Surf Tournament at Cocles
January 13, 2011 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Comments Off
| February 5, 2011 |
 Jordan Hernandez, Winner of the 2009 Puerto Viejo Open & Airshow, Photo by Beto courtesy of www.CRSurf.com |
Puerto Viejo Open Pro has announced another surf tournament at Cocles Beach.
The competition will be held on Feb 5, 2011.
There will be $3000 US in cash and prizes available.
More details will be posted soon at www.PuertoViejoOpenPro.com/ or contact Beto at telephone (506)8885-9688 or email betolocks@hotmail.com.
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
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.
Sep
3
Punta Uva Triathalon and Swimming Competitions
September 3, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Comments Off
| September 18, 2010 |
The X-Tri Caribe, an “extreme” mountain triathlon will take place on Sept 18 starting from Punta Uva.
The competition will offer two different distances. The X-Tri Caribe will include a 1.2 km swim, 28 km mountain bike and 9k run. The X-Tri Sprint course has a 600 m swim, 28 km mountain bike and a 5 km run.
The entry cost is ¢22.000 with discounts available for pairs and groups and members of the organizing clubs. Pre-registration is required.
They will be offering a variety of trophies in different categories by age and sex.
More information can be found on the event webpage.
On the same day at Punta Uva there will be an open water swimming competition offered with 2.4km and 1.2km distances. Information on the swimming competition can be found here.
Aug
10
Mountain Bike Event Coming to Puerto Viejo October 17
August 10, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Comments Off
| October 17, 2010 |
PromoBike and Maxi’s Restaurant will again be sponsoring a mountain biking event in Puerto Viejo on the 17th of October.
The event will include a 74km long route and a 38km short route for riders. There will be lots of hydration stations as well as a party planned afterward.
Last years event included a route which went through the Talamanca Mountains and included a total elevation gain of 792m. While this year’s route has not yet been published, riders can expect again to be challenged!
More information is available on the event web page.
Jul
19
More Now Accepted for Recycling!
July 19, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Community News, Environment | Comments Off
| July 31, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am |
The Recycling Alliance has expanded the types of solid waste that it is collecting on the Caribbean Coast. Nearly everything can now be recycled. Recycle for a safer community and environment!
The following clean and separated items are now accepted:
- Glass bottles (topless)
- Aluminum and clean metal cans
- Plastic Bottles Pet (#1)
- and all other plastics; separated and CLEAN: jugs,gallons, food containers, bags from the super markets,
- Tetrapak! AKA Wine boxes or juice boxes and that metal-plastic bags examples: bags from coffee, powered milk, cookie and potato chip wrappers if they are that shiny metal!
- Cardboard, dry, separated, and broken down
- Office paper, dry separated packed in plastic bags, remove staples please
- Newspaper and magazines! Dry and separated
- Car batteries
- Used cooking oil
Collection Schedule:
Mondays: From Cahuita to Hone Creek
Tuesdays: From Manzanillo to Rockin’ Jay’s on the edge of Puerto Viejo
Wednesdays: Puerto Viejo to Black Beach
Thursdays: Collections from Banana Farms
Fridays: 1st and 3rd of the month: BriBri, 2nd of the month: Gandoca, 4th of the month: to the Indigenous Territory including Volio, Rancho Grande, Shiroles, Suretka, Bambu, Chase
Businesses and individuals can bring their recyclable materials to the Solid Waste Transfer Center in Patiño any time. The Center is open during normal business hours.
The Recycling Alliance is sponsoring an event on Saturday, the 31st of July at the Super Hone Creek starting at 9AM. The event is the first of several called “Talamanca Reciclando por la Vida” Or “Talamanca Recycling for Life”. It’s a grand opening of a community recycling deposit at the Super in Hone Creek. There will be music and information. Bring in your clean, separated recyclables and learn more about what’s going in with recycling in Talamanca.
Due to the new Integrated Waste Management Bill passed in Costa Rica in May, 2010, separation of solid waste is required for households as well as businesses (see article below…) The Recycling Alliance encourages other communities and community members to create their own community recycling points or “Puntos Verdes.”
More information is available on all these initiatives at www.greencoast.com.
Jul
16
ArteViva coming Aug 20-31
July 16, 2010 | Tags: Arts & Culture, Community Calendar | Comments Off
| August 20, 2010 |
ArteViva is a music and arts festival, as well as a free permanent educational program in arts for the people of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
ArteViva 2010 is finally happening! EDACS, the Association that traditionally promotes the festival, has set up an alliance with the Asociación Desarrollo Integral de Puerto Viejo (Puerto Viejo Development Association) in order to organize the Carnaval ArteViva 2010, from the 20th to the 31st of August.
The festival will feature live music with well known national bands, theatre, folkloric dance, art exhibitions, culinary events, sport tournaments, circus, alternative medicine workshops and much more. More importantly we shall involve every educational center in the South Caribbean with workshops and students exhibitions.
Stay tuned for more festival information or go to their website to pledge support. If you have ideas on ways to contribute to the event or would like to sign on as a sponsoring business, you can contact Claudio Ambroso at 8842 1741 from 1 a 6 pm or Stash Golan at 8385 6887 o by email to artenelcaribe@yahoo.com
Jul
11
Free English Course / Curso de Ingles Gratis
July 11, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Community News | Comments Off
| July 13, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 12:00 pm |
The Tourism Association of the South Caribbean (CATCAS) is offering free English course to employees of its members. The 3 hour/twice weekly courses begin Tuesday July 13 at 8:30am and will continue Tuesday and Thursday mornings for 3 to 4 months.
El Cámara de Turismo de Caribe Sur les informara a todos los interesados que el curso gratis de ingles practico se iniciara el próximo martes 13 de julio a las 8:30 am. Los clases continuaran cada martes y jueves para 3 o 4 meses. Están gratis para empleados de los asociados de CATCAS.
The courses will take place at Koki Beach Restaurant in Puerto Viejo and will be taught by Steven Polk. Los cursos estaran en Restaurante Koki Beach en Puerto Viejo. El maestro sera Steven Polk.
For more information or to register call 2223 1213 during office hours or email turismocaribesur@yahoo.com. Para más información o para registrar llame a 2223 1213 (hrs de oficina) o envía correo electrónico a turismocaribesur@yahoo.com.
Jun
30
Cahuita Holding Festival to Honor Calypso Artist Walter Ferguson
June 30, 2010 | Tags: Arts & Culture, Community Calendar | Comments Off
| July 5, 2010 | to | July 18, 2010 |
From July 5 to July 18, Cahuita will present a festival named after renowned Calypso artist Walter Ferguson.
The “Festival de la Cultura y el Ambiente Walter Ferguson” will take place from July 5-18 at various locations around Cahuita and will honor one of Cahuita’s favorite sons with music, theater, dance and poetry. Ferguson sometimes called the King of Calypso is known for songs such as Cabin in the Wata and Callaloo. The festival is expected to become an annual event.
The highlight of the festival is expected to be a Calypso concert at Cahuita’s Central Park on Saturday July 10 starting at 4pm. As well as local Cahuita performers, the concert will feature musicians from Limon and Puerto Viejo.
Download complete festival program. Download festival poster.
May
18
Free Ice Cream!
May 18, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Helping Out | Comments Off
| May 22, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am |
Project Green Jungle is having a beach cleanup this Saturday on Playa Negra.
They meet at Caribeans Coffee at 9am. Free ice cream for all participants courtesy of Caribeans!
Help the environment and treat your tummy!
You can get more details and confirm your attendance on their facebook event page.
May
14
Community Fundraiser for Puerto Viejo School
May 14, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Helping Out | Comments Off
| May 16, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
Sunday evening there will be a community fundraiser for the Puerto Viejo School at Loco Natural Restaurant.
The event will feature yummy Loco Natural food (of course), entertainment and raffles. It starts at 7pm.
The funds raise will help the Puerto Viejo school with much needed funds for school repairs and construction.
If you can’t make the event but would like to make a donation and help out, you can do so via the Puerto Viejo Satellite community donation page. Go to the form at the bottom, select Other project and enter “Puerto Viejo School”.
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