Hermosa Refugio

Green Turtles are back in the National Wildlife Refuge Playa Hermosa - Punta Mala. Mid-August brought the 1st releases of hatched turtles. September is a great month to visit the Central Pacific zone and stop out at the Playa Herosa Refuge.  For more information, contact the Chamber at 2643-2853 or call the Refuge directly at 2643-1066.

THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is happy to announce that "Turtle Season" is fast approaching in Playa Hermosa and lots of hotels in Jaco are offering specials for stays.  Every year, The Olive Ridley sea turtle visits the Playa Hermosa Refuge as one of its nesting sites in Costa Rica. The nesting season starts in July and runs thru December. For the Playa Hermosa side of the Refuge, one can find Eng. Belford Cubillo Jimenez, Tec.José Manuel González Agüero, Tec.Marco Vinicio García Marín, and volunteers Johnny Chacón, Fernando Sanches and Ricardo Perez. On the Punta Mala side of the Refuge: one can find: Eng. Róger Arroyo Rojas, the Manager of the entire National Wildlife Refuge of Playa Hermosa and Punta Mala, Tec. Alvaro Bermudez,Mr.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Hermosa Beach Bungalows! THEY ARE NEW MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and have pledged to provide monthly contributions to both Cenpac and the Hermosa Beach Turtle Reserve (The Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta Mala in Playa Hermosa).   The Hermosa Beach Bungalows are 26 individual 2 bedroom beachfront homes that truly enjoy the beauty of Playa Hermosa, for more information,  call Twinka at 2643-1513 or Aaron at 2643-6131.   For Bungalow sales, please contact CR Beach Investment Real Estate at info@crbeach.com, www.CRbeach.com.

 ADHRA is inviting you to help the Refugio in Playa Hermosa.  ADHRA is planning an activity to help improve the facilities of the NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN PLAYA HERMOSA. This activity will be held on May 20th from 8am to 11am in the Refugio.

NEWS FROM THE REFUGIO IN PLAYA HERMOSA:  DURING THE 2010 SEASON: THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PLAYA HERMOSA collected 138, 720.00 turtle eggs that were distributed in over 1,406 nests. Approximately:  127, 926 baby turtles were released. For more information contact the Refuge at 2643-1066.

Peter Van Hussen from Canciones del Mar Hotel has joined efforts to help the National Wildlife Refuge in Playa Hermosa.  For every room rented in his hotel, $1 will be donated to the Refuge! If you own a business in Garabito and want to collaborate with this program, contact the Chamber at 2643-2853!

In February, 2010, in coordination with the Municipality of Garabito, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad and the Management of the Wildlife Refuge Playa Hermosa Punta Mala, the ambitious project to equip the Refuge with telephone lines, internet and electricity was undertaken. Thanks to the leading role played by the Municipality of Garabito, the cable connection became a reality. Today after years of waiting:  the Wildlife Refuge Playa Hermosa finally has a telephone line! For more information or contact the refuge please send an email to belfort.cubillo@sinac.go.cr or call at 2643-1070.

“In February, 2010, in coordination with the Municipality of Garabito, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad and the Management of the Wildlife Refuge Playa Hermosa Punta Mala, the ambitious project to equip the Refuge with telephone lines, internet and electricity was undertaken. Thanks to the leading role played by the Municipality of Garabito, the cable connection became a reality. Today after years of waiting:  the Wildlife Refuge Playa Hermosa finally has a telephone line!

The Refuge from Hermosa Beach will be holding a seminar called “State Of Conservation And Current Status Of Sea Turtles In The Pacific”. This seminar will be taught by Mr. RICARDO PEREZ DURAN, a Wildlife Specialist. The event will be held on Thursday December 10th at 8:30 am in Best Western Jaco Beach Hotel. The nominal fee is $20 (Pro-Aid Wildlife Refuge Playa Hermosa - Punta Mala).

The Playa Hermosa National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, in the Southern part of Hermosa Beach, directly south of Jacó Beach. Was established in 1998 and its main purpose is to protect the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Greens and the rare Hawksbill. The Refuge cover 44 ha of land surface, the beach extend for 12 km. Playa Hermosa Refuge lacks basic infrastructure, equipment and uniforms; requires more protection personnel (park rangers), requires greater staffing during the turtle season, expanded public services (electricity and telephone), expansion of its land surface and publishing of education and information materials for those visiting this beautiful wildlife refuge.