SITES OF INTEREST
Flamingo Marina
The marina, tel. 654-4203,
fax 654-4536, email:marflam@marflam.com,
is tucked in the southern end of Playa Potrero bay. It has dock
space for 80 yachts up to 24 meters long (expansion to 200 slips
is planned). The fuel dock (with diesel, gasoline, and 120-volt
and 220-volt electricity and fresh water) is on the finger pier
jutting from the southem breakwater. The marina also has a floating
dry dock for maintenance and a 20-ton crane, plus a marine mechanic
on duty. Wax-and-wash crews are available. Reportedly, the approach
is very shallow. Dockage is $12 per foot per month.
You can call the dock master
on channels 16, 86 or 87. Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 A.M.-noon
and 1 :30-5 P.M., Saturday 7:30-11 :30 A.M. Boats arriving from
international waters to the north reportedly must clear customs
and immigration at Playa del Coco (Thomas Patrick reports that
if you arrange it ahead, the C&I people will come to you in
Flamingo). There's a bonding service ($100) if you wish to leave
your yacht for extended periods. You'll need four copies of your
passport plus the Certificate of Entry (Certificado de Entrada)
obtained from immigration in Playa del Coco.
Palo Verde National Park (Tempisque
River)
Palo
Verde is one of the most important and interesting National Parks
in Costa Rica. It has at least 12 different habitats within the
park including: mangroves, swamps, swamps forests, saltwater and
freshwater lagoons and marshes. In this tour you will go through
two antique villages: Bolson and Ortega, then we get into the
Tempisque River, the most important river of the Guanacaste. On
this river you will enjoy a two and a half hours boat ride. From
the boat, watch the fabulous array of wild birds and a myriad
of creatures such as howler monkeys, green iguanas and coatis,
anteaters and crocodiles. The park provides shelter for a great
variety of birds such as the American Woodstock, the Roseate Spoonbill,
the Boat-billed Heron, the Tiger Heron and the Tropical Kingbird.
This is a great tour for those who love nature and bird watching!!!
Guaitil Pottery
Guaitil is a small village
located just outside Santa Cruz, the primary center of Costa Rican
folklore. In this town, its people make clay pots by hand, decorate
them with the Earth's natural colors and fire them in giant wood-burning
ovens, just as their ancestors, the Chorotega Indians, did. The
Chorotegas, is a group of Indians who ruled the land between Lake
Nicaragua and the Nicoya Peninsula.
Here, pottery will be shown
in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Learn about Guanacaste's watching
the pottery works.
Much
of the information on our site as it relates to Costa Rica is:
 Courtesy
of Christopher P. Baker and Avalon Travel Publishing.
© 2004 Christopher P. Baker. All Rights Reserved.
Spanish Abroad, Inc. highly
recommends Christopher P. Baker's book: Moon
Handbooks Costa Rica. Click on the image to visit
his website where you can purchase this book or find out more
about the author.
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