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Playa Flamingo (Flamingo Beach) is one of Costa Rica's most popular beaches with fine white sand. [1] It has pristine clear blue waters, lagoons, vegetation and abundance of activities. The Playa Flamingo area offers a wide variety of secluded beaches and lagoons due to the mountain formations reaching into the sea.
The beaches in the area are generally clean and recent efforts by the government and local business organizations are proving themselves. While the beach has not regained its Blue Flag Status, [11] in September 2008 it did get a clean bill of health from the Costa Rican government. The town is trying to regain its Blue Flag Status. [12]
[1] [2] The name blue zones derived simply during the original survey by scientists, who "used a blue pen on a map to mark the villages with long-lived population." [3] Suggested blue zones include Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, Nuoro Province in Sardinia, Italy, the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, and Icaria, Greece. [1]
The residents of Nicoya, Costa Rica—known for its coastal views south of the Nicaraguan border—have routinely enjoyed three foods together for at least 6,000 years old, Dan Buettner, the Blue ...
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It varies from 30–60 km (19–37 mi) in width and is about 120 km (75 mi) long, forming the largest peninsula in the country. It is known for its beaches and is a popular tourist destination. The main transport and commercial centre in the region is Nicoya, one of the oldest settlements in Costa Rica. Ferries run between the town of ...
The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) [1] that a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator meets its standards. The Blue Flag is a trademark owned by FEE, which is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation [ 2 ] consisting of 65 organisations in 77 member countries.
Sunset over Uvita beach. Uvita de Osa is a small town in southern Costa Rica, on a section of coastline known as the Bahía Ballena.It is notable for hosting the annual music event (Envision Festival) and being home to the Cola de Ballena (Whale's Tail) beach (Playa Uvita) which is one of the beaches comprising Marino Ballena National Park.