By Wendy Anders Fishermen meet with officials in northern Costa Rica to discuss the effects of shrimping boats on the ecosystem and fisheries. A group of 50 fishermen last week protested outside the Costa Rican Fishery Agency (Incopesca) in Cuajiniquil, La Cruz in the northern Pacific Guanacaste province, said CREMA, a marine conservation non-profit, in a press release. Their insistence ...

By Wendy Anders Nearly all species of sea turtles are endangered, reported Great Big Story, but Tortuguero, a small island on the eastern coast of Costa Rica, offers a safe place for nesting green and leatherback sea turtles. It was here in 1959 that Dr. Archie Carr opened the world's first turtle conservancy. To this day, the island is one of the world's most important breeding grounds for ...

By Wendy Anders Cahuita, Limón, Costa Rica. Yesterday, police captured a 21-year old Costa Rican man at his home in Hone Creek, Limón in connection with the murder of a hotel owner in late October this year, reported the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ). A 50-year-old French woman by the last name of Claire was found lying dead and bound on the ground at her boutique hotel south of Pu...

Costa Rica is among the preferred destinations by expats, every year many tourists visit the country on vacation and fall in love with the place, they make the decision of moving here, but the first question they ask themselves is: Where should we live? With the help from our friends from Immigration Experts, here we offer you information on the best and preferred places by expats to live in Co...

Montezuma, a small and bohemian town located in southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula in the province of Puntarenas, has gained popularity among tourists in the last few years due to its laid back and friendly style and of course its unique beauty. Many consider this area more of an option for “backpackers” but this is not entirely true, Montezuma can be enjoyed by backpackers, adventure seekers...

By Wendy Anders Source: Fuerza Publica Pacific ridley turtles, know in Spanish as the tortuga lora (parrot turtle) due to their green color, have a new hatchery in Jacó thanks to the efforts of the Coast Guard and local government, reported the Ministry of Public Security. High tides this week along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast destroyed the existing infrastructure, where patrols to ensure...

By Wendy Anders Boaters, swimmers and other ocean-goers be forewarned: High tides and high waves are predicted for the next few days in both the Pacific and Caribbean of Costa Rica. The University of Costa Rica’s Oceanography Department says the juncture of tonight’s full moon together with the approaching autumnal equinox will generate the second highest tides of the year this week. The ...

By Wendy Anders Nicoya beach, Guanacaste. Flickr Commons Ontario, Canada's University of Windsor has a new dean of science who studies beaches around the world, and their deceptively strong rip tides. Whether it’s dangerous rip tides or currents in Costa Rica or beaches along the Great Lakes, Houser encounters the same problem. Swimmers don’t know how to spot a rip current. When your ...

If there’s one thing Costa Rica is famous for is having some of the most idyllic beaches in the world; but besides being beautiful, some of them are also dangerous. The beaches in the Pacific Coast are more dangerous in comparison to those in the Atlantic Coast, this obeys to the rip currents. Take note of some of the most dangerous beaches in Costa Rica, and stay safe during your next vaca...

By Wendy Anders Shipwreck last week off Brasilito beach in Guanacaste. Instituto de Oceanología, Playa Potrero. Last week’s capsize of the shrimping boat called the “Azoriano” right off the coast of the northern town of Brasilito, Guanacaste has been cleaned up, reported Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) officials this week. While the wreck had initially generated fears of fu...

By Wendy Anders Jacó's seaside boulevard is suspended in mid-construction. Visitors to the bustling Central Pacific tourist hotspot of Jacó will be able to walk partially along the beach on the planned municipal seaside boulevard. The boulevard was halted in mid-construction in February after the country’s environmental secretariat was granted a court injunction against the project. T...

By Wendy Anders Late last night, a Costa Rican non-profit environmental group reported an emergency off Brasilito beach in the country’s northern Guanacaste region on the Pacific coast. The Costa Rican Institute of Oceanology (Instituto de Oceanología) based in Playa Potrero said in a press statement published on their Facebook site that the shrimp boat, the Azoriano, allegedly collided agai...

By Wendy Anders The Cessna that crashed into the sea off the coast of Tambor, Puntarenas on Wednesday, Oct. 19 around 6:00 p.m. due to bad weather. Photo courtesy of Teletica. England’s Daily Mail reported today that yesterday’s plane crash near Tambor Beach involved four crew members of the British reality TV show “Made in Chelsea.” The crew was on their way to prepare things in advance...

By Wendy Anders Photo for illustrative purposes. This evening at about 6:00, a private Cessna plane crashed into the sea near Tambor Beach on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula in the province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, reported Costa Rica’s Teletica Channel 7 TV. Coast Guard rescue boats and planes were employed to rescue the five people aboard the TI AUJ Cesna 230 at about 6:25 p...

LONDON, Oct. 18 — Today marks the 7th anniversary of Michael Dixon’s disappearance in the seaside holiday town of Tamarindo, Costa Rica, on the country’s northern Pacific coast. Michael Dixon's parents pictured at press conference in London. (PRNewsFoto/David Dixon) His family is still seeking answers on what happened to their loved one, a British journalist. Evidence indicates he was th...

By Wendy Anders Crocodile Man Tour at the Tarcoles River near Jaco, Costa Rica A surfer is taking legal action to attempt to change the way the Costa Rican government manages the country’s fierce crocodiles which during certain times of the year enter estuaries and coastal waters from swollen river mouths, reported GrindTV, the adventure and outdoor lifestyle station, Saturday. Last week...

By Wendy Anders Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce, Facebook post. In one the most biodiverse regions on the planet, kids in towns around Costa Rica’s southern Pacific Golfo Dulce are being encouraged to learn about and protect their coastal environment, reported the Public Security Ministry. The Costa Rican Coast Guard has stepped up to the plate to provide environmental education as part of a la...

By Wendy Anders Technology to clean the ocean of trash being developed by The Ocean Cleanup. The Ocean Cleanup concluded its first-ever reconnaissance flight over ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ this week, the group reported on their website. Founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat when he was 17, The Ocean Cleanup is a Dutch Foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of p...

Guanacaste is the most popular destination in Costa Rica among tourists, this is no coincidence, of course Guanacaste has beautiful beaches, impressive natural reserves and you can find luxury resorts just as well as small eco-lodges to satisfy everyone’s taste. The beaches of Tamarindo, Flamingo, Conchal and Hermosa, are among the most visited. Here we give you information on three other Guan...

By Wendy Anders Costa Rica’s National Lifeguards Association have recorded 118 drowning deaths in the country so far this year, they reported in an interview with Monumental Radio (93.5 FM) today. The country’s average annual 160 drowning deaths, in rivers and oceans combined, is considered by health specialists as very high, Luis Hidalgo, the non-profit association’s president said to Monum...

By Wendy Anders The University of Washington will partner with the Costa Rican Federation of Fisheries (Fecop) to study sport fishing in Costa Rica, reported Central America's Summa business magazine. The study aims to understand the environmental, social, and economic issues and dynamics involved with sport fishing, an industry that the University of Costa Rica estimates provides employment...

By Wendy Anders Source: International Living Want to avoid weekend traffic? Craving a quick rainy season trip to the beach? Try taking a Cessna to your favorite beach or mountain getaway on SANSA airline. Costa Rica’s domestic airline, SANSA, announced an special Costa Rican independence-month deal during September for residents (with a valid residency card) and Costa Rican nationals. ...

The best time to visit the Caribbean Coast September and October are very rainy months in Costa Rica, the former is true for the Central Valley and the Pacific coast, but did you know these months are also the best time of the year, weather wise, to visit the Atlantic coast? The Southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica is not the most popular destination for tourists, perhaps this is because y...

By Wendy Anders During the upcoming two weekends, visitors can take part in whale and dolphin watching tours, as well as recreational and cultural activities, during the southern Pacific Bahía Ballena Marine Park's annual whale and dolphin festival. From Sept 2-4 and again from Sept 9-11 visitors can participate in activities such as foot races, cycling, family walks, a sand sculpture contes...

The Broader View network for volunteering overseas recently announced updates to is Costa Rica sea turtle conservation program, which takes place in the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Following are details from the press release: Are you interested in volunteering with wild life? If so, why not become a Costa Rica Sea Turtle Volunteer? This opportunity gives you a chance to experience sea tur...

Imagine tiny bubbles of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — rising from the ocean floor, escaping into the atmosphere, playing havoc in heating up the planet and contributing to global warming and climate change. Yet certain rocks on the depths of the ocean floor host an interesting microbiological community, where microscopic organisms, or microbes, actually eat escaping methane to acquire energ...

By Wendy Anders  With no end in sight to Guanacaste's ongoing potable water shortages as wells throughout the region face very low levels, some businesses and also the government are turning to sea-water processing as an alternative. Last month, Reserva Conchal hotel inaugurated the first desalination plant in Costa Rica which produces 23 liters of potable water per second by processing ocea...

Wikimedia Commons Social networks users have expressed their outrage on Wednesday in support of two women on the beaches in Nice and Cannes, who were confronted by French police and made to remove some of their clothing as part of a controversial ban of the burkini, the full-body swimsuit. U.K. newspapers published pictures on Tuesday night of one of the two women being surrounded by four m...

Kaycee Landsaw (@kaycee_landsaw) is a renowned photographer based out of Salt Lake City, Utah whose work has been featured in a number of respected motorcycle and adventure lifestyle publications including Iron & Resin.       His work blends a unique candid snapshot feeling with a richness of color and perspective that allows the viewer to fall into the photograph an...

By Wendy Anders Police carried out a multi-town operative Saturday night in Guanacaste Province's counties of Santa Cruz and Carrillo to “recuperate public spaces and return them to the community,” stated Costa Rica's Public Security Ministry in a press document Sunday. Officials were aided in their efforts in the towns of Belén, Playas del Coco, Playa Hermosa and Santa Cruz by the police's ...

Gulf of Papagayo MIAMI- Gencom, a leading U.S.-based international luxury hospitality and residential real estate investment and development firm, today announced the acquisition of Peninsula Papagayo Resort by a Gencom affiliate. The ownership acquired the 1,400-acre luxury master development in Costa Rica’s famed Guanacaste province for an undisclosed sum. Anchored by the award-winning, 182...

Wikimedia Commons French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday he supported the ban issued in several parts of the country against the burkini, but ruled out government legislation on the matter. Valls said in an interview with La Provence newspaper that general laws dictating clothes are not a solution. The Prime Minister's comments arrive in the wake of an all-out beach brawl i...

With festive season fast-approaching Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica invites guests to enjoy an exclusive holiday season on Peninsula Papagayo filled with memorable experiences and festive celebrations. From eco adventure to relaxing beach gatherings with rum tastings and Costa Rican sunsets, create a festive tradition between the Resort's two beaches. From the moment one's plane lands at the Da...

Manuel Antonio Beach in Costa Rica With summer slowly coming to an end and school just around the corner, many families are looking for the perfect way to end it with a bang. End of the summer celebrations are fun, but a family vacation will give you the perfect amount of relaxation and togetherness before the stress of school hits the entire family and the arguments over math homework begin. ...

By Wendy Anders Source: NOAA Recent stormy conditions will start to clear today as Hurricane Earl touches land in Belize and heads into the Yucatán Peninsula, reported the Costa Rican Meteorological Institute (IMN) today. The storm began weeks ago as a wave off the coast of Western Africa. The hurricane’s effects in Costa Rica were like those of a tropical storm, due to the storm’s indir...

By Wendy Anders Whales have started arriving to the waters off the southern Costa Rican Pacific coast for this year’s second whale-watching season Look for special activities such as festivals, whale watching tours, and other local activities on the southern Pacific coast during August and September. The National Ballena Marina Park, Playa Dominical, Dominicalito, Bajo Negro and other bea...

By Wendy Anders With tourism generating $2.8 billion in revenue last year, according to the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT), and employing more than 1/2 a million Costa Ricans either directly or indirectly, crocodile attacks on tourist beaches are an issue of national concern. That’s why the Tamarindo Integral Development Association (ADIT) has been meeting intensively with a host of local a...

By Wendy Anders On a more positive note for surfers, Costa Rica will host an international surfing competition at the Central Pacific’s Jacó beach starting next Friday August 6 and lasting until the 14th. Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Hermosa beach was the site of the international event in 2009. The top National Surfing Teams in the world will flock to the north end of Playa Jacó for the ...

By Wendy Anders Crocodile Man Tour at the Tarcoles River near Jaco, Costa Rica In the wake of Friday’s crocodile attack of a Colorado surfer at Tamarindo beach in Costa Rioca’s northern Guanacaste province, legislators and tourist businesses are again clamoring for the government to manage the animals. The reptiles thrive in the warm, shallow waters of river mouths and mangrove swamps that d...

Source: Wikimedia CommonsA 13-year old boy on vacation in Costa Rica was knocked down by a powerful wave and dragged out to sea by rip currents over the weekend. Officers from the National Coast Guard Service found his body floating off Playa Palmeras, located in the Caribbean community of Estero Negro. According to a recent news report filed by Allan Chacon Soto of daily tabloid Diario Extra,...