SURFing with Grupo SURF
SURF volunteer Emily Ausubel gives us her perspective on working with Grupo SURF 2010 in her article titled “SURFing in Costa Rica.”
Creating opportunities for our youth
Bahia-Uvita Youth Program “Grupo SURF”
Youth and Conservation
Bahia-Uvita and the Marino Ballena National Park
SURFs Methodology
Strategic Alliances
Uvita High School
Uvita High School installs fence to border property
Adapted from South Pacific News
Eco Friendly School in Uvita-Bahia area
School in Uvita-Bahia area is an example of sustainable architecture
Adapted from South Pacific News
Uvita ASADA gets white flag
The public water facility ASADA gets White Flag
History of the UVITA aqueduct
Costa Rica’s Oceans
Punta Uvita
The extraordinary geological formation commonly called Punta Uvita or the Whale Tail is a magical place to visit. Some people have referred to this natural phenomenon as “Moses Passage” when at low tide the ocean recedes and a 600 meter long sand passage opens up. Punta Uvita is located at the northern part of the Marino Ballena National Park. Apparently there are two ocean currents, one from the southeast and the other from the northwest that help form this natural passage. Punta Uvita can be enjoyed during low tide for approximately 3 hours, but when the tide comes up, the passage disappears and becomes submerged. It is a 25 minute walk from the main park entrance. From high in the sky or from mountain views Punta Uvita clearly resembles a whale tail. In Costa Rica there are no other places like “Moses Passage”, and some say that there are only 10 other locations in the world similar to Punta Uvita.
New road for Marino Ballena Park Entrance
In the following months the main road to the Marino Ballena National Park will be asphalted. This new development for the Uvita-Bahia, Osa community brings great joy to boat tour operators and community members alike. The project starts from the Coastal Highway and ends at the entrance to the marine park. The project will benefit tourism especially as the road between Quepos and Dominical will bring added tourism to the area. Community members and tour operators from Uvita-Bahia emphasize that the road must be well equipped with proper speed limit and stop signs so that the road does not become used as a super highway.
Snorkel the Crystal Blue Waters of Cano Island
Some of the best Costa Rica snorkeling happens to be a short one hour boat cruise from the beautiful towns of Bahia-Uvita, Osa. The magical place to snorkel is called Cano Island and it offers visitors pristine crystal clear waters to discover mother oceans mysteries. Explore the world below the oceans surface and become enchanted forever.