Source: http://www.journalcr.com
Posted by Roger Vlasos
Broker/Owner
Century21 At the Beach
Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Website: http://www.century21incostarica.com
Email: roger@century21incostarica.com
(Infocom) — Oceans had a special day picked in their honor last June 8, but in Playas del Coco and Ocotal Beach it was celebrated starting on Saturday and throughout the weekend through cleanup campaigns and presentations about sharks.
The activities were in charge of the Proyecto de Luz organization, which was the sponsor. Also collaborating were companies such as Ocotal Beach Resort, Safari Diving, Restaurante Donde Claudio y Gloria, Rich Coast Diving, Arte y Movimiento. The Sea Turtle Restoration Program (PRETOMA). The Keto Foundation also supported these activities in honor of World Ocean Day, along with Florida Bebidas. On Saturday, PRETOMA put together a movie forum around the film Sharkwater, by Rob Stewart, which aims to debunk stereotypes about sharks.
In addition to the cleanup efforts that took place at Playa Ocotal on Saturday, on Sunday the community of Playas del Coco also did its best to improve conditions at the beach by collecting garbage. Many school kids from the area helped in the cleanup.
Following a hard day of work picking up trash, the children had the change to enjoy ocean art and sand sculptures, as well as helping painter Carlos Hiller paint a mural on the Reach Coast Diving building. Hiller and some 70 children painted a colorful reef on the building’s outside wall, as 2008 is International Coral Reef Year. The artist also painted a shark to create awareness among the children about the issue of shark finning that is threatening populations of this amazing sea creature.
Ocotal Beach Resort Dive Shop is also planning to send a boat with divers this week to clean waste disposed of by fishermen.
Additionally, the Proyecto de Luz Foundation took advantage of the celebration to set up a VIP tent where wine, cheese and music were offered to collect funds for its initiatives to benefit children in the communities it serves. Also part of the activity was an auction of several items donated by collaborators, including a painting by Hiller.
