There´s good news about recyclables this month. In June the Recycling Center collected enough recyclables to fill an 18-wheel transport truck three times. In addition, Jessica Sheffield writes, ¨The Center will also have a boost with our partnership with Dalman Lopez Espinoza. He has more than 20 years experience in [...]
You may know that Olas Verdes Resort Hotel is a LEED Platinum-certified facility, the first in Nosara. You may know that it was the first in Costa Rica. But did you know that it is locally staffed and sourced? These local achievements may be the most profound and sustainable of [...]
The paving of Route 160 has brought changes to the Nosara Trail System. As MOPT prepares to divert the road to eliminate our not-so-beloved Washboard Hill, the portion of the trail nearest to where the road will be, has been eliminated. But don´t worry -- new segments have already taken [...]
TortuGuiones Founder and President Vanessa Bezy has been working with Earth Equilibrium, Del Mar Academy, and the Harmony Hotel on a project to develop tools that promote environmental education in schools participating in the Ecological Blue Flag Program (Programa Bandera Azul Ecológico) across Costa Rica. The project, “Guardianes de la [...]
Another Nosara landmark is about to change hands as Myriam and Marcel Schaerer leave the Giardino Tropicale. Thankfully, however, these two pillars of Nosara´s civic life will not be leaving town. They arrived in 1999 with 20 boxes of belongings. ¨We rented a place in Condominios Las Palmas and started [...]
