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Feb
12
Talamanca Mayor Arrested on Suspicion of Corruption
Posted by Editor | February 12, 2010 | Tags: Crime & Punishment | 13 Comments
 An agent stands guard outside the mayor’s house. Photo by Róger Amoretty, courtesy of La Nación |
The municipal mayor of Talamanca, Rugeli Morales Rodriguez, 45, was arrested yesterday morning by agents of the Office of Judicial Investigation (OIJ).
According to information from prosecutors, the mayor is under investigation, along with other local government officials, for the alleged diversion of municipal funds to personal accounts of ¢ 350 million ($640,000 US).
The Limon Deputy Attorney and OIJ agents raided the Municipality of Talamanca and the houses of the mayor and his mother. They seized documents and other evidence in the case.
The authorities also detained other men, one named Barrantes and another named Cortes. Both are employees of the municipality.
These individuals, along with the Mayor, are suspected of crimes of aggravated corruption of public officials and embezzlement and negotiations incompatible with elected office.
Authorities also apprehended several other individuals in the case, one with the surname Bastos, and another named Morales.
Mayor Morales was arrested at 4 a. m. while driving in the area of Vizcaya, some 60 miles from Bribrí.
The police officers approached him and he tried to flee, so a chase ensued until they managed to capture him.
However, his family denied he was running away and said that was heading to the Ministry of Public Works in San Jose, where he had a meeting at 8 a. m. They said he tried to flee when stopped because he thought he was being assaulted by thieves.
The Mayor was then taken to his home, which the authorities had already secured, and subsequently to the municipality to be a witness to the seizure of evidence.
More: La Nación: Alcalde de Talamanca preso por sospecha de corrupción
Feb
7
CATCAS and UNICEF present “Guest of the Heart” program in Puerto Viejo and Cahuita
Posted by Editor | February 7, 2010 | Tags: Community Calendar, Helping Out | Comments Off
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Local hotel and tourism operators are invited to the launch of this program presented by our local business association CATCAS and UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund).
The “Guest of the Heart” strategy is aimed at helping children with problems or abandoned children.
The meeting for hoteliers from Puerto Viejo, Cocles, Punta Uva and Manzanillo is Saturday Feb 13 at 11 am at the Hotel Punta Cocles.
The meeting for hoteliers from Cahuita is Sunday Feb 14 at Restaurante Relax in Cahuita.
This is a great opportunity for Caribe Sur tourism operators to help and join to be part of this program, the first time that UNICEF has partnered with a chamber of tourism in Central America.
More information on the “Guest of the Heart” program can be found on the UNICEF Costa Rica website.
For more information on the local meetings or the involvement of CATCAS, contact Rolando Soto at turismocaribesur@yahoo.com.
Jan
14
Local community reaches out to Haiti
Posted by Editor | January 14, 2010 | Tags: Accidents and Natural Disasters, Helping Out | 1 Comment
Costa Rica has had it’s share of natural disasters and is no stranger to earthquakes.
So many in the local community have been profoundly touched by the pictures coming out of Port-au-Prince, knowing that it could’ve just as easily been San Jose or some other part of Costa Rica.
The department of immigration puts the official Haitian population of Costa Rica at only 215 residents but the actual number is probably much higher. Many of them work as mobile vendors in San José. Those interviewed on Teletica last night were anxiously waiting news from home as to whether their families were okay.
A number of local businesses we spoke to have already sent donations:
- Puerto Viejo Satellite $100
- Gecko Trail Adventures $200
Donations within Costa Rica can be sent to the Banco de Costa Rica or Banco Nacional accounts set up for this. International organizations which are collecting donations include Doctors without Borders who have worked extensively in Haiti for many years (Their US, Canadian and other national offices all accept online donations) and and the International Red Cross.
Jan
9
The Hidden Majority
Posted by Barry | January 9, 2010 | Tags: Community News | 8 Comments
 Willi helps with jungle laundry. Photo © Maisie Crow. |
Puerto Viejo is a global melting pot. Getting to know people from all over the world is a really enjoyable part of the Puerto Viejo experience.
Estimates of the permanent population that I’ve heard have been around 2,500. It’s hard to pin down by just looking around the streets, where a mixture of blacks, whites, and ticos are easily seen, along with a relatively small number of indigenous Bribri. The number of Bribri is usually so small it’s easy to assume there are only a small number of them in the area.
 Daniel & Alejandro. Photo © Maisie Crow. |
We were given a copy of a study done in 2003 by the Ministerio de Salud (Health Ministry). They wanted to understand the health conditions of the indigenous, and the delivery of services to that segment of the population. They counted heads by province. The two provinces that affect us here in Puerto are Talamanca and Limon, and the total population of indigenous they counted in those two provinces was 20,121. The indigenous in these provinces are largely Bribri, who have a total tribal population in Costa Rica of about 35,000. Piecing together data in the report, there were about 11,500 Bribri within service range of the Hone Creek Clinic, which serves Puerto Viejo, and draws from both Talamanca and Limon provinces.
In the Puerto Viejo area, the indigenous living areas aren’t easily visible. Look toward the hills behind Puerto, where it is difficult or impossible to reach with a motor vehicle. Some of the indigenous “Bridge Kids” we put in school are on top of that hill, and even though they are relatively close to Puerto, they walk nearly two hours each way to go to and from school. There are other walking trails out of the Reserve, one of which goes right past my house.
 Timoteo and his daughter show Daniel Leonhard, of the California firm Earth Source Organics, Cacao seeds in the process of being made into Chocolate. |
What does this mean as a practical matter? The Bribri are a voting majority in Puerto Viejo. This most recently came to light during the angry debates over the marina that was being touted for Puerto Viejo. I witnessed one exchange between Timoteo Jackson, a tribal elder, and the Alcalde of Talamanca, a Bribri, in which Timo went nose to nose with the Alcalde and said something like “if you let that marina in, you’re out!” He said a lot more, but my Spanish isn’t that good. The Bribri have voting control, and they are beginning to think of how and when that control can and should be applied. One of the Bribri beliefs is that they are here to protect the environment. I have a feeling they will be less and less of a Hidden Majority.
 Article by Barry Stevens. Barry, along with his wife Nanci Wright, are the team behind El Puente-The Bridge. El Puente provides educational assistance, food support, and microloans to mainly indigenous people in Costa Rica to help them help themselves to self-sufficiency. More information is available at www.elpuente-thebridge.org. |
Jan
8
What was the weather really like in 2009?
Posted by Editor | January 8, 2010 | Tags: Community News | 2 Comments
The folks over at Greencoast have updated their weather charts with the 2009 data collected by Playa Negra resident Charlotte who has been measuring rainfall since 2002.
2009 brought us 189.5 inches. The average for the past 8 years was about 150 inches. February was the wettest month, with 36.2 inches. September was the driest with only 6.8. For those of you who where here in November 2008, you’ll see in the graph below that the records confirm how exceptional that month was.
Click the image for a larger version.
Jan
6
Playa Cocles Lifeguard Program Launches Website
Posted by Editor | January 6, 2010 | Tags: Helping Out | Comments Off
In order to highlight the work they do and to acknowledge publicly their supporters, the Playa Cocles Lifeguard program has launched a website www.Cocles.org.
The website goals are to:
- Provide a place for residents and visitors alike to find out more information about the program
- Provide a place to acknowledge the supporters in the community who’s regular support keeps the program alive and saving lives
- Provide an online place for donations to be collected
The program would like to hear your stories of how the Cocles Lifeguards have affected (or saved!) your life. Send them to info@cocles.org.
A number of individuals were involved in getting the website launched:
- Doug Dosdall of Puerto Viejo Satellite who is donating the hosting and domain name and did much of the website layout,
- Bethany Hope of Code 3 Design for the graphic design and website layout,
- Zöe Courtier of Geckoes Lodge for writing the backgrounder article that appears on the site, and
- Eddie Ryan of La Costa de Papito for providing the history and records for the program and shepherding it all these years!
Those businesses who were regular supporters of the program at a minimum donation level of 5,000 colones per month are thanked and acknowledge with a link on the site. “Lifesavers”, the businesses supporting the program at a monthly level of at least 20,000 colones per month, are especially thanked.
Businesses who wish to start a regular donation should contact Eddie Ryan to make arrangements and let info@cocles.org know so their donation can be acknowledged.
Business supporters are also encourage to add a link to their website like “We support the Playa Cocles lifeguard program” with a link to www.Cocles.org.
Individuals who wish to make a one time donation can do so by following the Make a Donation link on the website.
Jan
3
Visitor interest in Puerto Viejo continues to grow
Posted by Editor | January 3, 2010 | Tags: Site news, Tourism | 3 Comments
While most hotels and other businesses reported a slow 3rd and 4th quarter of 2009, the end of the year brought high occupancy rates and growing visitor interest to Puerto Viejo. A walk through center of town during the Christmas Holidays showed a very bustling town full of Ticos and foreigners.
 Downtown Puerto Viejo, Dec 19, 2009. Photo by drewdomkus. |
The Costa Rica Chamber of Hotels surveyed hotels around the country and the Caribbean hotels surveyed had a 100% occupancy rate. Other beach areas also reported very strong occupancy numbers although San Jose results were less positive.
Here at Puerto Viejo Satellite, the year also ended very strong with more visitors to the site than ever before: December ended with a record 15,735 different visitors coming to the website (32% over last Dec) and over 34,000 page views (37% over last Dec)! That indicates a lot of potential visitors researching the area for the future vacation planning. Of the visitors about 40% surfed the site from the United States, 10% from Canada, 26% from within Costa Rica and the remainder from the rest of the world.
The site also hit a new high ranking on the Alexa web tracking service; steadily rising through the rankings to break through into the world’s top 500,000 websites and is currently ranked 455,390. This is substantially higher traffic than any of the other Puerto Viejo area websites.
Why are these numbers significant? Vacations always start with research and planning. Bigger numbers can indicate more people are looking to plan their vacation on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. An informal survey shows that much of Puerto Viejo’s popularity has come at the expense of the traditional Pacific vacation crowd. Despite decreased travelers overall due to economic slowdown, there continues to be a growing interest in the South Caribbean of Costa Rica.
We attribute this to our great community of users who over the year have left 100’s of comments on listings and on news articles and have helped us keep all our information current. There are now 204 places listed on the map: hotels, restaurants, stores, services, tours and more. The site has also had a lot of new features added over the last year to keep up with the growing interest in the area and make one comprehensive place where visitors can find out everything they need to know about Puerto Viejo.
Here’s to a prosperous and safe 2010 for residents and visitors alike!
Dec
19
Missing professor found murdered
Posted by Editor | December 19, 2009 | Tags: Crime & Punishment | Comments Off
The body of Alexander Obando Campos was found today by police investigators. The professor had been missing since Tuesday.
The motive of the murder seems to be robbery according to police. Obando’s laptop and several personal items were taken along with his car.
Authorities confirmed that it appears that the killers were known to the victim.
Several witnesses told the OIJ that in the hours before his death they saw the educator in his car accompanied by some people who are now considered suspects.
More: La Nación: Profesor universitario aparece asesinado
Dec
18
Give the Gift of Education this Holiday Season!
Posted by Editor | December 18, 2009 | Tags: Helping Out | Comments Off
Each year, hundreds of kids in Talamanca can’t start the first day of school because they are unable to purchase even the most basic school supplies. Education makes all the difference, these kids need your help.
Join in ATEC’s Fourth Annual Holiday School Supply Drive
You can gift the supplies to the drive (See the list of required school supplies for each student) or you can donate cash for the purchase of supplies to adopt a student on behalf of the person who already has everything. 100% of your gift goes straight to the supply drive, and in return, you get a lovely certificate honoring your generosity.
Either drop off needed materials at ATEC (see attached list of required supplies) or donate cash:
US$1+ buys some pens or a notebook, approx (we get supplies right from our sales man so we get a good deal)
$44.98 buys all of the school supplies for one kid for one year!
$77.56 buys all school supplies for 1 kid for & their school uniform & SHOES!
Any amount is Great!
Follow the progress of the drive on www.greencoast.com and www.ateccr.org
You can make a credit card donation right here:
Paypal donations are tax deductable in the USA through the non-profit 501c3 certification of this association called the Pura Vida Project! (donations on paypal we have to deduct their small fee.)
In Costa Rica:
Donations can be dropped off at ATEC and we’ll get you a factura timbrada (official receipt) or you can make deposits in one of the following bank accounts—HOWEVER Make sure you send us an email so we can make sure your deposit came through and so we can send you your certificate of thanks!
Banco Nacional:
Dollars account:
Asociación Talamanqueña de Ecotourism y Conservación 200 02 001 001534-6
Cuenta cliente: 151 001 200 200 15341
Colones Account: ENA ECOTURISTIC A PTO VIE 200-01-112-37434-2 ¢
Cuenta Cliente: 151 112 200 113 743 41
Banco San José ¢ Asoc Talamanqueña de Ecoturismo y Conserv 904548641
Please call us at 506-2750-0191 or 2750-0398 or write to atecmail@gmail.com for more info or if you want to put out the word on your website. More folks getting out the word, we’ll help more students!
Last year we were able to sponsor 110 kids in the schools of Coroma, el Parque, Katsi.
Thanks to donors so far this year and last year’s donors.
Dec
18
Area English Teacher Disappears
Posted by Editor | December 18, 2009 | Tags: Crime & Punishment | 1 Comment
 Someone tried to push the car of the educator into the Estrella River in Penshurt. Photo by Róger Amoretti courtesy of La Nación |
The teacher, Alexánder Obando Campos, lives in Batán de Matina. His car was discovered Wednesday morning beside the La Estrella river in Penshurt and police fear that he has been the victim of a crime.
The 31 year old is single and has no children. He works for the University of Costa Rica and the Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) and also teaches in Amubri in the Talamanca mountains. He had planned to spend Tuesday night in Amubri yet his car was found more than 50 km away.
 Alexander Obando Campos |
The police don’t have any leads on the case but it appears that someone had tried to push his car, a recent model Peugot, into the river but then was stopped by a ditch and gave up the effort.
His brother Joseph stated that Alexander was not in trouble or afraid of anyone. But he did have an altercation with the guard at a gas station some days earlier. But there is no known connection.
“Work was his life. He was well loved and always prepared,” said his brother.
The OIJ asks anyone with any information on this case to call the OIJ at 2798-3936 or the Confidential Information Center at 800-8000-645.
More: La Nación: Policía teme por vida de profesor de UCR y UNED
Dec
16
Keep Them in “Suspense”
Posted by Barry | December 16, 2009 | Tags: Uncategorized | Comments Off
 As Timoteo walks across the bridge, you can get an idea of the broken wooden flooring. |
Suspension bridges are vital in the jungle. They can be constructed by volunteer labor, with assistance from a local contractor skilled at buying materials and working in jungle conditions.
Alex Fang and Bill Stefanacci, representing Surf For Life, visited here to work on a promotional video for Surf For Life, an organization that plans, among other things, to team up professional surfers and volunteers to raise money for projects requiring cash and labor to benefit people served by The Bridge.
Here’s information from Alex about Surf For Life, also called “S4L”:
Surf For Life is a non-profit organization designed to connect surfers and non-surfers with community service activities to create impact on an international level. Our Mission is to channel the interest and energy of individuals into teams that travel to various project sites where they serve as hands-on volun-tourists and goodwill advocates.
And some background Information from Bill Stefanacci.
Bill Stefanacci is an audio professional in San Francisco. He specializes in documentary and educational television and music production services for network producers. He also runs a free martial arts school and surfs whenever practical. Bill has been on the core Surf for Life Team for about a year and participated in the first S4L mission.
We spent some time with them talking about the types of projects that can be done by volunteers here at The Bridge.
We also took them over to meet Timoteo Jackson, a tribal elder. Timoteo told us about the suspension bridge near his home. A half-dozen families use the bridge to get from their homes on one side of the river, to work, school, medical attention, and food on the other. The bridge is in terrible shape.
As we walked across the bridge following Timo, Bill took a video of the bridge and its condition. You can see that video for yourself at the link below. It also contains an interview with Tom Franklin, owner of Bread & Chocolate, with his ideas for several projects that could benefit the youth of Puerto Viejo. And, I’m on there as well, talking about projects here, as well as a project to fix this bridge, and perhaps build another.
The video will take a little time to download, but please watch it! See the video at www.workingmedia.com/trip. Click on this link, which will take you to a page that says: “Download Surf for Life Movie, Right click here.”
We look forward to working on many projects with Alex and the S4L crew!
| Article by Barry Stevens. Barry, along with his wife Nanci Wright, are the team behind El Puente-The Bridge. This organization offers educational assistance, food, and microloans mainly to indigenous people in the Talamanca area of Costa Rica. Used together, these programs provide powerful support for families working together toward self-sufficiency. More information is available at www.elpuente-thebridge.org. |
Dec
8
Save our lifeguards so they can save you!
Posted by Zoë | December 8, 2009 | Tags: Community News, Helping Out | 2 Comments
The Cocles Lifeguard Project – What it is and why you should support it
Phase 1: Tragedy prompts action
The statistics could have made grisly headlines:
“5 people drown in 8 days on spectacular but deadly Cocles beach.”
Those tragic deaths around Easter 2001 on Cocles beach galvanized a few individuals into action to help prevent further loss of life. Dean, a lifeguard from the Baywatch beach area of USA and his girlfriend Rosario, organised a group of lifeguards, funded by local donations. The initial goal was to maintain one lifeguard per day. And so the Cocles Lifeguard project was born.
Phase 2: Training & Problems!
In 2002 Eddie Ryan and Charlie Wanger became involved, taking over from the founders. This second phase involved the National Association of Costa Rica Lifeguards, training local candidates to a professional level of expertise involving extensive in-water training and 1st Aid.
Cocles Lifeguard project funded half the cost of the lifeguard training course and candidates paid the remaining half in the understanding of employment once qualified. Seven candidates were trained.
However, things did not go smoothly. Three experienced lifeguards from the Central Valley (sent to Puerto Viejo to assist new candidates) became dissatisfied with the housing conditions and meagre salary, whilst the association wanted to take over the programme. Midway through the first collection drive the association lifeguards left town with the donations and over $US 2000 of equipment!
So it was back to the drawing board…
Phase 3: 2003 to Present situation.
The current program was initiated 25th August 2003. This involves a team of 3 lifeguards working a shift system, so that there are 2 lifeguards present from 09.00hrs to 17.00hrs each day, 7 days a week.
The administration is still voluntarily undertaken by Eddie Ryan but encouraging and obtaining adequate donations to fund the project remains a constant struggle.
The Financial Picture.
Despite a list of approximately 70 business donors, Cocles Lifeguard project has a current deficit of Colones 50,000 and operates at a loss of Colones 125,000 monthly. Although a certain number of businesses donate willingly and regularly, some cannot be relied upon to consistently contribute. From the 70 businesses currently listed only 31 have consistently contributed during 2009. Obviously this reflects important lost revenue with far reaching consequences.
The minimum monthly bill for running Cocles Lifeguard service now stands at approximately Colones 660,000. If the lifeguards can expect a small salary increase and in accordance with labour law would be paid Aguinaldo, Socio Seguro and Riesgos de Trabajo, the monthly bill would increase to approximately Colones 750,000.
The expenses can be broken down as follows:
• Salaries of Lifeguards: Currently paid Colones 11,000 per day. Lifeguards are responsible for their own Riesgos de Trabajo, Aguinaldo and Socio Seguro.
• Donations Collector: Paid 7% of donations collected.
• 1st Aid kit & Equipment: Incidental expenses for replacing 1st Aid supplies and equipment such as flags, fins and flotation boards.
So what does that mean for our Lifeguard Service?
| We need your help! • Local business and individuals are encouraged to contact Eddie Ryan at La Costa de Papito to pledge regular support. • Visitors and others who would like to make a one time donation can also do so by contacting Ryan or with a credit card on the Puerto Viejo Satellite donation page. Puerto Viejo Satellite will cover the credit card fees so that 100% of your donation will be passed onto the program • Watch here for information on the Christmas donations drive |
Due to the financial deficit, the lifeguard service was forced to cut back to 1 lifeguard per day instead of the required pair. The remaining 2 lifeguards of the team were laid off due to the inability to pay them. By laying them off for two months the project anticipated using the saved salaries to reinstate the full team for the busy month of December.
On 1st December 2009 the service was able to operate normally again with 2 lifeguards on duty.
A real problem here is that if these two qualified lifeguards cannot be permanently re-employed it is probable that they will find other work and become unavailable. Without a team of 3 lifeguards, the service is severely compromised.
An important point to remember is that it takes 2 lifeguards to offer a rescue service. A single lifeguard can only offer preventive services, due to the significant danger of rescuing a swimmer in trouble.
In conclusion, that means that our Lifeguard service is severely compromised and the lifeguards lack job security despite their commitment and the significant level of responsibility demanded of them.
A Noble Project.
Cocles beach is not only well known for exciting surfing (and strong rip tides) but also well documented in numerous travel guides/websites. Consequently it is visited by a large volume of people, locals and visitors alike. Wherever visitors are staying they are likely to spend some time on Cocles beach, if only because everyone from Puerto Viejo to Manzanillo travels past it at one point or another and it is so immediately accessible. For an area such as this where survival depends on healthy tourism numbers, the need for a lifeguard service is obvious.
In conversation with Eddie, it was clear how committed he is to maintaining this invaluable service and his belief that it could be expanded to increase the safety at beaches from Puerto Viejo to Manzanillo. Justly proud of this service, he stated that this is the only community in Costa Rica that has kept a lifeguard programme running for so many years. Though there have times when Eddie felt like giving up on the problematic administration of the service, just last December Costa de Papito’s bartender got into serious difficulties at Cocles beach. He was rescued by the lifeguards and lived to swim another day.
Lifeguards have rescued more than 1,500 swimmers at Cocles beach since the service began. That is a lot of lives that have been saved. Estimates of how many deaths have been prevented run into the thousands.
Save our Lifeguards so they can Save you!
If this lifeguard service can not only be saved from extinction but expanded, the whole area stands to benefit – and not only by diminishing the number of deaths on the beaches.
But a salutary thought is that if this lifeguard service were to disappear through lack of funding, how would we feel the next time someone drowns? Without a lifeguard service there will certainly be too many ‘next times’.
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Many thanks to Eddie Ryan for all the information contained in this article and for giving so generously of his time and insights into Cocles Lifeguard project.
 Article by Zoë Courtier. Zoë along with her husband Tom Keller are the proprietors of Geckoes Rainforest River Lodge. Two luxurious holiday houses with private plunge pools in a magnificent rainforest and river setting minutes from Playa Cocles. More information at www.geckoeslodge.com |
Dec
8
Nearby restaurants & shopping now shown on hotel listings
Posted by Editor | December 8, 2009 | Tags: Site news | Comments Off
The Puerto Viejo Satellite website is always improving, we’re proud to have the most up to date and complete site for Costa Rica’s South Caribbean.
One neat feature recently added shows the distance nearest restaurants, shopping and services to each hotel or vacation rental listing. Take a look at any of the detail pages for any of our accommodations listings to see how it works. This way you can know before you book what kinds of things are nearby — and not miss any of the hidden gems in the area which may just be around the corner from your hotel but which you hadn’t noticed.
Here’s our Puerto Viejo Top Pick accommodations — click on any of them to see what the nearby businesses listing feature looks like:
Dec
1
Environment Ministry Office in Manzanillo Firebombed
Posted by Editor | December 1, 2009 | Tags: Crime & Punishment | 4 Comments
 The walls were partially burned but the type of material prevented the spread of the flames. Photo by Marvin Carvajal, courtesy La Nación |
The offices of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications (MINAET) in Manzanillo were attacked last Thursday night or Friday morning.
The attack occurred late at night or very early and only on Friday morning did the MINAET official, who was sleeping inside, discover that they had been attacked.
Luckily for the staff member, the flames did not ignite the walls and there was only minor damage. The windows, walls and floors are marked where you can see how the flames tried to spread.
Some locals have attributed the cause of the firebombing to frustration over the actions taken recently by MINAET regarding Hotels Suerre and Las Palmas.
Source: La Nación: Atentado con bomba molotov contra oficina del Minaet
Nov
24
Puerto Viejo Visitors for Regatta Greeted by Arts
Posted by Editor | November 24, 2009 | Tags: Arts & Culture, Sports | Comments Off
Puerto Viejo made the front page of yesterday’s La Nación. With the Caribbean coast receiving lots of attention and visitors as a result of the Transat regatta.
The first boat crossed the finish line last night in Limon. The boat Crêpes Whaou! crossed the finish line at 22:31, taking the multihull prize and the boat Safran crossed the finish line at 02:52 to take the monohull prize.
In Puerto Viejo, visitors were excited to see 12 large 3 m x 1.5 m (9.8 ft x 4.9 ft) format artworks with a nautical theme displayed at KOKi Beach Restaurant by renowned Costa Rican artists Mario Maffioli and Fabio Herrera.
Puerto Viejo, by Fabio Herrera, is one of the 12 artworks being displayed in the show. Photo courtesy La Nación.
Sources: La Nación: Arte recibe a visitantes de la regata Transat,
SailWorld.com: Safran first IMOCA Open 60 home in Transat Jacques Vabre, Yachte: First multihull home in Transat Jacques Vabre
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