New Tower Provides 3G Mobile Phone Service to Nosara

June 24th, 2010

The Nosara area now has 3G mobile phone service, which means improved phone and internet service for visitors and residents alike. The telephone and power company, ICE, installed a new tower in the EE section above Playa Guiones, also known as Las Huacas mountain, and service is available from downtown Nosara to as far [...]

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June brings better weather and the Green Season

June 19th, 2010

June weather in Nosara has recovered nicely from May, when we experienced an unusual amount of rain. In spite of plenty of sunshine, it’s still a relatively slow and tranquil time with plenty of good swell for surfers and the full range of activities available for visitors. Many here have ‘World Cup Fever’ [...]

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Tourist Police in Nosara will improve security at beaches

October 12th, 2009

While many locals have been concerned by an increase in break-ins in the past year, dramatic and swift action by Costa Rica’s top police official, Comisario Erick Lacayo, means that a beach-based squad of nine Tourist Police is already setting up and will be ready for the next high season here.
Lacayo flew into Nosara Sept. [...]

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Online maps of Costa Rica now available

August 5th, 2009

A new online roadmap and tourism service has been created by the Costa Rican tourism agency to help tourists navigate and find popular destinations.
he Camara Nacional de Turismo (CANATUR) said the service would provide information on Costa Rica’s borders and roads, and main tourism destinations and services.
The map shows localities, beaches and national parks in [...]

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Middlebury College interns teach English at Kitson Library

July 24th, 2009

Four Middleburg College students recently came to Nosara on internships to teach English to local schoolchildren at the Kitson Memorial Library. One of the students has written an interesting and insightful account of her experience and posted it as a blog on Middleburg’s website.
She wrote, “…my time abroad has been an experience that I [...]

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Nosara loves its monkeys

May 26th, 2009

Nosara loves its monkeys, and we’re blessed with more of them here than most parts of Costa Rica. That’s because development has been more controlled and there is an abundance of trees and green space. There are also many people here who have made it their mission to protect our howlers.
The beach areas, [...]

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Local road improvements noted in ‘AM Costa Rica’

May 21st, 2009

Those driving to Nosara lately have seen a lot of road construction crews at work and are amazed at how smooth the roads are between the Samara gas station (bomba) and Nosara. The work is the first stage of what will become paved hiway all the way to Nosara.
This progress was noted in the [...]

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Banking in Nosara

May 12th, 2009

There is an ATM machine and branch of Banco Popular near Café de Paris in Playa Guiones. The ATM accepts Visa/Cirrus branded cards but not Mastercard, and dispenses currency in either Colones or US dollars. There are other ATM machines in Nicoya and Samara that accept Mastercard branded cards, including those operated by [...]

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Nosara surfing offers something for beginners to experts

May 11th, 2009

If you are a surfer, you probably already know about the great waves here at Playa Guiones and have checked out some of the photography posted at many websites focused on surf reports. It is also one of the best places in the world to learn how to surf, and several local schools are [...]

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The Green Season is Arriving, Hooray!

April 24th, 2009

The arrival of the first rainshower Thursday heralded the arrival of the Green Season, cheered by residents who are tired of the hot, dry, dusty “summer” season. Our plants will become lush again and the temperatures will be a little cooler. The orange and purple “Halloween” crabs are heading to the beach to [...]

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