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| Guanacaste Surf Break Survey |
By Charlie Foerster
Photos Surfing Nosara
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Playa Barrigona. Photo: Surfing Nosara
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Within a 30-minute drive from Samara you can find six distinct beaches that offer a variety of conditions and challenges for surfers. Aside from Samara and Carrillo, which are partially protected by reefs across their bay entrances, these beaches are completely open to the Pacific Ocean and the full strength of the swell and currents. Novice surfers and swimmers should exercise caution when big swells roll in to these beaches. More>
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Mayor Vetoes Council Agreement Giving
Permission for opening of Nosara Gas Station |
| By Oliver Pérez |
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| Based on Position No. DSJ-01-01-2010 of the municipal department of Legal Direction, mayor Luis Eduardo Gutiérrez had support to veto the agreement of the board members in the December 21st municipal session to give permission for the Nosara Service Station to begin selling gasoline. Gutierrez, in the January 4th session, vetoed that agreement. More > |
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Let’s PEDDLE!
Recreational Bicycling |
| By Hayleen Noguera |
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| Many young people in Nosara and surrounding neighborhoods have found a new recreational activity. Generally speaking the main sport in the area is soccer, or “el futbol”, but recreational bicycling has come to motivate many to participate as much in this town as in different parts in the province. More > |
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| Spend Valentine’s Day with Jazz Singer Craig Chaquico |
| By Fritz Elmedorf |
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Grammy-nominated and with 20 gold albums to his credit, Craig Chaquico will be spending a week in Nosara in February with live concert events on February 12th, 14th (Valentines Day), and a benefit show for Nosara Wildlife on the 16th.
Chaquico made a name for himself as a founding member, songwriter, and former lead guitarist of the pop/rock group Jefferson Starship.
He responded to questions from Voice of Nosara about his upcoming concert series in Nosara. More> |
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Recipe Thieves
Beware talented local chefs – your secrets are no longer safe! |
By Spacialle Novak
Photos by Emiliana Garcia |
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This month’s victim: Cynthia Urbina, part of the dynamic kitchen staff at the Gilded Iguana. Matt, Joellen and Dino enjoy introducing new ingredients to the kitchen, encouraging staff to be creative with new flavors while learning new dishes. Every staff member has passion for food and experience in the kitchen, but not one person is “the chef.” The team works together, several food specialists working like cogs in a well-oiled machine, even on a 200-plus Tuesday night.
The Gilded Iguana’s kitchen philosophy intends to develop flexible skills and drive within their staff, assisting them gain practical experience and skills on the job while training each how to head their own kitchen someday. More > |
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| Letter to the Editor – A War Caused by the Water |
| by Evangelina Quesada Corrales |
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I could have never imagined that it would occur in my peaceful country, but today we are experiencing a war caused by the water thanks to the current management of the ASADA at Nosara’s American Project. This association is run by foreigners who do not respect Costa Rican Laws and, on the contrary, they show great skepticism and disdain towards the government and the country in which they so comfortably reside.
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| Shop Smart |
| By emiliana Garcia |
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‘Casado’, ‘Gallo Pinto’, ‘Sopa Negra’…what do these three dishes have in common? Yep, you guessed it! Beans.
Whether black, red, or white; thick, thin or fresh; dried, refried, or ground; with rice or with peppers; there are many ways for beans to be prepared and there’s no doubt that they form the basic part of the Costa Rican diet. However, have you ever asked yourself how industrial producers always keep beans so shinny and insect free? More > |
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| Nicoya Lost Two Board Members in the Last Elections |
| By Oliver Pérez |
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| In the February 7th national elections, 32 candidates for landowner board members from 7 political parties challenged the five seats the Nicoya Municipality will have, and the same number of substitutes. The reduction from seven to five councilors should be the last information supplied by the National Institute of Statistics and Census, which reported that this canton accounts for only 1% of the country’s population; only Liberia will have seven since it has 2% of the national population. More > |
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Kitson Library Annual Benefit
Giving Back in Paradise |
| By Becca Williams |
Theatre in Nosara is a far cry from Broadway but our local version packs more “heart” than any professional stage production. This year’s annual benefit to support Nosara’s library is a staged reading of Neil Simon’s comic Broadway hit, The Sunshine Boys. More >
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| Community Must Take First Steps Toward Extended Operation Hours at Ebais Sámara |
| By ASHLEY STEYAERT |
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As highlighted the in the December 2009 issue of The Voice of Nosara, “the Nicoya Municipality, in partnership with La Fuerza Publica and PROJECT OF ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT aka POUND, called the first of several Nosara and Samara communities meetings…to bring all local community groups, non-profit organizations, churches, schools, businesses and concerned residents together to inform how to apply for municipality funding by creating a community-based development plan”.
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| Police Report Progress in Fight Against Crime |
By Fritz Elmendorf |
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| Nosara’s new Tourist Police stationed at Playa Guiones, working with a new team of Fuerza Publica officers stationed at the village center of Nosara, have substantially raised the visibility of law enforcement efforts since arriving in November. More > |
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| Academy del Mar |
| by Emiliana Garcia |
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Wingnuts Canopy Tour –
Keeping It All In The Family, And Making You Feel Like Part of it |
| By ASHLEY STEYAERT |
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| Taking a break from her kitchen, Wingnuts matron and administrator Deborah steps outside her home and introduces our guides for the day, Manu and Freddy; Manu is one of her three sons, all of whom work for the family business, and Freddy is a Hojancha native who Deborah affectionately refers to as “[her] other son”. Over 13 years ago these two men personally built the 10 platforms and hung the 11 cables that constitute the Wingnuts Canopy Tour on the family property just outside downtown Sámara, and they have been guiding tours together here ever since. More > |
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| HEALTH – Myths and Facts about your Vision |
| By Francisco Renick, M.D. |
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Most of us try to take care of our health as much as we can…but which of us truly takes care of his/her eyes every day, regularly visiting the ophthalmologist once per year and following his instructions to the letter?
First things first. More > |
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| “Bumps Spreading in Nosara like Measles” |
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| By Steve Coan |
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| OPINION – Every year, more and more “speed bumps” are constructed around the Nosara area and are spreading like the Measles. It was my first impression that these were “illegal” and those who put them up were liable for any damages that might incur as a result of their construction. However, this must not be the case as they continue to spring up like weeds during the wet season. More > |
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| DON REDONDO PART 1 |
By Drew Kampion
Illustrated by Tom Threinen |
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The Nosara Rodeo
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| Costa Rica Mermaid Promotes Marine Sanctuaries in Nosara |
| By Ashley Steyaert |
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In the midst of a 3-month, one thousand kilometer swim along the entire Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, marine conversationalist and swimming enthusiast Renate Herberger will be basing her current expedition in Nosara from February 7th-14th, 2010. During this week she will volunteer what precious little time she has out of the water (she’ll be swimming approximately 8 hours and 20 km a day, in to two 4-hour sections, eating lunch on her support boat) giving workshops with the objective of “foster[ing] the view that the sea is not to be feared, polluted and exploited, but defended, protected and celebrated”. More > |
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