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Gracias a los contribuyentes/ Thanks to contributors

Gusto Creativo Gusto Beach Lo Que Hay El Ancla La Vela Latina Coco’s Mexican Restaurant Joe and Debbie Perricone Fred and Mary D’Amico Wayne and Patty Shattuck Les and Paula Barrows Trevor and Bev Kablak Don and Winnie Sherman Carol and Alex Shepard Larry and Sherry Gerlach Peter and Maggie Watson Bill and Donna Knight […]

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Samara earns a star/ Samara gana una estrella

In the year since Samara earned back our Blue Flag Beach status, we’ve continued the beach cleaning, recycling and educational programs that have now gained us our first Star.  Thanks to Giancarlo and Carolina for all their hard work to keep our beach and town clean. En el año desde Samara había ganado otra vez […]

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Hidden Beaches / Playas Escondidas

From the Huffington Post – The 16 Best Hidden Beaches of Costa Rica.  Playa Samara sits right between numbers 3 & 4, Barrigones and Carrillo. De la Huffinton Post – Las Mejores Playas Escondidas de Costa Rica.  Playa Samara esta ubicada entre numeros 3 & 4, Barrigones y Carrillo.

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Attend your luggage on the bus

Recent reports that luggage has been stolen from the public bus leaving Samara.  Two fellows offering to help put luggage in the hold have instead taken it.  Be very careful with your luggage on public busses.

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Logros de CASATUR/ Achievements of CASATUR

¿Desea saber qué CASATUR ha estado haciendo con sus fondos de afiliacion? Durante el año 2012, CASATUR, con la colaboración de la comunidad empresarial y voluntarios, ha logrado grandes cosas para Sámara en cuatro áreas/ Do you want to know what CASATUR’S been doing with your membership fees?  During 2012, CASATUR, with the collaboration of […]

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Christmas Art Fair/ Feria Navidena de Arte

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Wednesday garbage / Basura los miercoles

Wednesday is the day the garbage truck picks the refuse in Samara from various locations along the streets.  Please, don’t put out your trash before Wed. morning because animals will get into overnight.  Keep our village clean! El miércoles es el día que el camión de la basura se recoge la basura en Samara desde […]

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Waiting for the big one/ Esperando para el grande

Being from the Pacific Northwest, I am familiar with seismic events and the game called “Waiting for THE BIG ONE”.   It’s a very similar situation there, with an undersea plate subducting under a land plate.  The fault line runs down the coast from North America to South America. I am reassured that most scientists are […]

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Now, more beach/ Ahora, mas playa

Recent events have provided Playa Samara with 50% more beach for you to enjoy on your Costa Rica vacation.  What are you waiting for? Los acontecimientos recientes han dado Playa Samara 50% más de playa para disfrutar de sus vacaciones en Costa Rica. ¿Qué están esperando?

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Alerta Amarilla/ Yellow Alert

See below for English ALERTA AMARILLA 030-2012  FECHA:         08 de setiembre de  2012  HORA:           1:30 p.m  PARA:            Representantes Institucionales en COE, Instituciones, personal CNE, Público en General  DE:                 Dirección de Gestión en Desastres Comisión  Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Riesgo  ANTE:           […]

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