Arte Jaco
The Municipality and Chamber of Commerce is organizing an Art Event, it will be at the Central Park of Jaco, starting on April 3rd to April 12th. They will different activities where visitors can participate and use their imagination. Beside the activities they will have a craft fair.
Extreme Jaco Challenge
The race Extreme Jaco Challenge 2.0 will take place on Saturday, April 18 at 4:00 p.m. This race will cover 10 km through the main road and the beach. More info: www.retojacoextremo.com
JACO & HERMOSA RECEIVE BLUE FLAG
For the second consecutive year, the city of Jaco recently received the Blue Flag award along with the surfing beach of Playa Hermosa, the site of the BILLABONG ISA 2009 WORLD SURFING GAMES.
In order to receive the Blue Flag award, the quality of water, the solid waste management systems, the signaling of roads, the environmental education and public safety are all evaluated. The city council, local businesses and members of the community all worked together to ensure that the requirements were met and that Jaco …
When you embark on your Costa Rican dream vacation, there are some simple do’s and don’ts. Here is a small list of don’ts we thought was worthy of posting.
1. Driving – If you can avoid driving, it is best. It’s expensive, somewhat risky and time consuming. Better to fly and if necessary, rent a car once you’ve reached your destination. Many hazards exist that foreigners cannot predict and there is a culture of driving here that is very different from the carefully cultivated autopistas back home.
2. Believing Travel Forums - …
This weekend kicks off the San Jose Summer Arts Festival
Each year San Jose, Costa Rica showcases all of the cultural arts in the country by organizing a series of festivals related to the arts, it’s culture and it’s music. This festival is called: Festival de Verano Transitarte. The festival is spread out over the four large parks in the heart of San Jose. They are Parque Morazan, home to the Templo de Musica. The Jardin de Paz and just across the street to the east is the Parque España. Finally, the …
According to Jose Ureña, President of the Federation of Surf, one of the main tasks of the National Circuit of Surf (CNS), is to promote surfing and surf towns to the national and international tourism during the dates of these championship events. To that affect, this weekend was a huge success for the community of Santa Teresa. The hotels, restaurants, surf shops, and souvenir shops all did very well. There were over 500 spectators comprised of national and international tourists. Many came just to see this event which affirms one …