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Sunday, 03 August 2008 |
 (TBT) The Environmental Tribunal announced late Thursday it had ordered the closure and temporary halt to 16 housing or tourism development projects found violating environmental laws along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
Of 40 cases brought before the Tribunal, which is part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) seven have been closed down along the Central Pacific and the Caribbean, and ten have been ordered to stop work. The remaining projects are under investigation.
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Monday, 21 July 2008 |
 (Tamarindo Recycles) July’s Recycling Day in Tamarindo turned out to be the biggest and best yet, with over 120 residents participating and more than 2.4 metric tons of material recycled. The committee’s slogan, “It all comes back to you” certainly proved true this time.
The number of participants is increasing, and especially the participation of local bars, restaurants and hotels. “Although these numbers are impressive, when you think about how many people live in the area, the percentage...
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
 (TBT) More than 80 per cent of Tamarindo’s bars, restaurants, shops and hotels served with sanitary orders earlier this year have now complied, health officials said this week.
“Eighty per cent is a good percentage,” said the Regional Director of Santa Cruz’s Ministry of Health, Dr Juan Luis Sánchez, of the 120 establishments served with orders.
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
 TAMARINDO, Costa Rica (Reuters By John McPhaul) - Pungent brown sewage spews into the Pacific ocean. In the background, cranes put up hotels and beachfront apartments.
Once home to monkeys, turtles and other rare wildlife, this stretch of coast in northwest Costa Rica is developing so fast that it is tarnishing the country's reputation as a destination for eco-tourists.
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
 (TBT) Tamarindo is receiving only a fraction of what it nets for the Santa Cruz canton annually, a municipal spending report revealed this week.
While the popular tourist hub of Tamarindo pays about $1.2 million annually, only 11.5 per cent of these dues are reinvested into the town.
Local officials were further outraged to discover the Municipality of Santa Cruz gives the town of Santa Barbara, home to Mayor Jorge Chavarría, more than....
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Saturday, 31 May 2008 |
 (TBT) The Constitutional Chamber or Sala IV has voted unanimously to strike down a zoning plan approved by the Municipality of Santa Cruz in 2006 that would have allowed low-density, restricted development up to the 50-meter maritime zone on Playa Grande.
The zoning plan, titled Reglamento de Zonificación Distrito Cabo Velas, approved by the then council of Santa Cruz in July 2006, allowed condominiums, houses and even small hotels of up to 20 rooms to be built on land bordering ....
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
 (Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia) 8713-08; 23/ 05/2008; 57 ASUNTOS Action of inconstitutionality against the Zoning Regulations of the Cabo Velas District, coastal sector.
The Regulations are being challenged because with the creation of the park the intention has been to protect the nesting of the Leatherback turtle on Playa Grande, Playa Ventanas and Langosta, both in the marine portion and in the terrestrial portion.
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
 (AM Costa Rica) Brokers and real estate agents are starting to express confusion about what the presidential decree to regulate all coastal development in the Guanacaste area really means.
Almost all say they are optimistic about the plan to limit the height and density of construction within four kilometers of the mean high tide mark in the Chorotega region, which includes most of the northwest coast of Costa Rica. But on deeper inspection the decree by Óscar Arias Sánchez leaves space for ....
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 |
 (APMT) It was raining, but this is rainy season! This year we started the campaign at the Independence Park. This area was neglected for a long time and became a haven for thieves and drug dealers.
The Police with their eye on security tipped us off and now we are starting the process to take this area back so everyone can enjoy it.
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