El Paraíso Spanish Language School is located in Manuel Antonio National Park, 2.5 hours' drive from San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. Manuel Antonio National Park is one of the most visited parks in Costa Rica, and also offers some of the most beautiful beaches in the country and beautiful and extraordinary biodiversity.
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Let’s clean the beaches.
While there are a lot of people in Costa Rica who reach adult age without understanding the damage caused by garbage pollution, there are others who care about stopping it.
Many private companies, educational institutions and volunteers know first-hand how difficult it is to clean up what others have dirtied.
Last weekend an event like this was held in Playa Guacalillo, in the Garabito Canton, Puntarenas. Hewlett-Packard (HP) employees and collaborators armed themselves with tools and a lot of will beginning early Saturday morning.
On this occasion, there were 270 volunteers who signed up for the first edition of the activity Rescuing Oceans.
“Our goal is to contribute to the conservation of the planet through responsible environmental practices," said Maria Luisa González, human resources manager at HP.
Last month, students from Obando Chan High School in Puntarenashe had the opportunity to do the same thing. The young people collected and then separated materials, for later shipment to the Municipality of Puntarenas to be recycled.
In early October, the beach chosen to be the protagonist of a cleanup was Brasilito, with the initiative, “Diadesol” (Sunny Day.) The neighbors of San Cruz went there and took care of the cleanup under the slogan “Juégale limpio a tu comunidad,” (Play clean with your community.)
This year, some of the beaches that have been cleaned by companies, communities or students were those in Tárcoles, Garabito.
Tamarindo whose cleaning once a month is supervised by the Surfrider Association should also be added to this list.
In August, surfers also participated in the replacing garbage fir trees at the mouth of the Rio Barranca.
This work is done in Costa Rica without ulterior motives. Generally, a day is sacrificed to spend it working on cleaning the beach, which is a great partnership for coastal areas.
In many of these cases, it is the citizens who fulfill the duties which should be done by the municipalities. Volunteers show up in a timely manner to pick up the garbage left by others.
Of the many options where you can register if you are interested in assisting in environmental cleanup, the volunteer program at the University of Costa Rica can be mentioned, as can the Neotropics Foundation, INBio and the Environmental Association Life.
At TicosLand.com Costa Rica, we say that it is not enough for us not to litter. It is necessary that at least those of us who are aware of the damage being done to help collect the litter, only then can we generate a cleaner culture. Besides, this experience is unique, fun and it allows more people to meet one another and interact doing a good deed.
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