Today, January 31st, is a historic day for the Nosara community . Thanks to the work here in the Nosara Civic Association and that of organizations such as Corclima, the Electric Mobility Association, nosara.com, and the national Electric Routes Costa Rica program, Nosara has become the third destination in the country to now have an electric route.
What does that mean? From now on, anyone who has an electric vehicle will be able to come to our community, since Nosara now has 16 official charging station points. Also, the residents of the community will be able to choose to buy an electric vehicle without fear of running out of battery.
This project is a clear example of how as an organized community we can achieve invaluable results. This route would not have been possible without the interest and active participation from hotels, restaurants and businesses.
Since 2021, we at the Nosara Civic Association have been holding workshops with the community to explain what an electric route is and the benefits of having a project of this type. These workshops helped to coordinate with other organizations and businesses to make this project a reality.
Nosara.com joined us in this work, helping us buy semi-electric chargers for some businesses in the community as well as by financing the cost of these charging stations for some smaller businesses.
Opening Day
The inauguration took place this Monday at the Celajes restaurant and was attended by the Vice Minister of Energy, Rolando Castro, the Mayor of Nicoya Carlos Armando Martínez, and other representatives from businesses and organizations.
The Vice Minister of Energy, Rolando Castro, mentions that these types of projects have an invaluable value to consolidate Costa Rica as a green destination. In addition, he added that in 2021, 3% of imported vehicles in the country will be electric and they expect this number to grow year after year.
“The decarbonization plan is not just a government project. Each one of us has a key role in decarbonization, so these types of initiatives have a high impact for the country,” said the deputy minister.
For his part, Nicoyan Mayor Carlos Armando Martínez thanked the Nosara community for its efforts to have initiatives that counteract the impact of climate change. In addition, he announced that for this 2022, the celebration of June 5, the International Day of the Environment, will be held in our Nosara community.
In Costa Rica, Monteverde was the first place to have an electric route, followed by the community of La Fortuna. The news that Nosara became the third place in the country to have a charging route, has already been reported in some media outlets such as CRhoy and El Observador.
The first lady of the republic, Claudia Dobles, also shared some of the photos of the electric charging stations in Nosara on her social networks and assured that this is a boost for Guanacaste.
The Electric Route
From now on, you can visit the website of Rutas Eléctricas Costa Rica and look for the different charging points that are located in Nosara.
These are the shops that officially join the route:
- nosara.com
- Celajes Restaurant
- Hotel Olas Verdes
- The Gilded Iguana
- The Harmony Hotel
- Il Basilico (Restaurant)
- Materiales de Construcción Nosara
- Materiales de Construcción Sámara
- Surfing Nosara Real Estate
- Blue Spirit Hotel
- Hotel Boutique Lagarta Lodge
- Wanderlust Realty
- Magnificent Land Hotel
- Outpost
- Rent Car Limo Dan
- Minisuper Blue Garza
The route that we are presenting today is the beginning of an eco-friendly Nosara for electric cars. We hope that more and more establishments can join this cause.
At the Nosara Civic Association we dream of building a model community that values the well-being of all living beings; and to achieve this goal we work on five programs: Citizen Empowerment, Scientific Research, Conservation of Biodiversity, Government Support and Mobility.
That is why within the Mobility program we must take actions that minimize the impact of the carbon footprint. This is one of our projects with which we want to support the decarbonization of our country.
If you want to support us in these efforts to reduce your carbon footprint, you can do so by becoming a member of the NCA at the following link.