I received an e-mail from the folks at Mar y Selva (hotel) who were evidently motivated by community interest to share something useful that they had found. 

"Uvita Fest 2008" is the first rock festival in Costa Rica's southern zone. It'll take place on Saturday, March 15th. The proceeds generated by the event will go to help four schools in the zone:

• Escuela La Flor de Bahía
• Escuela la Uvita
• Escuela de Ballena
• Escuela de San Josecito

The even is being organized by Pablo Castillo and Emmanuel Fossati (residents of Uvita), and support by all who are involved with the schools.
Current contributers to the event are:

• Hotel Cristal Ballena
• Supermercado Don Israel

Webguy's note: I snatched this story from an older Forum that I decided to delete, but this article is so good that I have saved it to this blog, but I can't take credit for the story. It is by Jack Ewing of Hacienda Baru and was submitted some time ago by Geinier of La Cusinga. Thanks guys!

One afternoon a couple of years ago, near a well known beach and tourist area, the following conversation was overheard in a bar where real estate buyers and sellers congregate.

Developer Dave: “You know Bob, that beautiful forested beach we saw today has got to be the most spectacular property I have ever seen. What does Playa Boscosa mean?”
Broker Bob: “It means “Forested Beach,” and I agree, it’s exceptionally beautiful, just the ticket for an environmentally friendly project like yours.”
Developer Dave: “I think I’ll call them “Eco Condos. What do you think?”
Broker Bob: “You’re a genius Dave. They’ll sell like hot cakes.”

I had a rather nice evening last night here in ole’ Uvita town. Natalie and I went out to dinner at Maracatú, the strange little dining establishment alongside the highway just 300ish meters north of the main intersection of Uvita. I call it “strange” for the fact that it’s so good. You would never guess that this little roadside, improvised looking little place would have much to offer. But after having sampled from either the menu, and/or the specials that are posted daily, Maracatú starts to take on the air of a refined dining establishment. The locals will all agree.

This area of the site is largely supplied with info from Sonia over at the Uvita Information Center [ mail@uvita.info ] We'll be posting here as there are happenings.

[img_assist|nid=53|title=Map of Alajuela|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=|height=0]When you fly into Costa Rica, you don't actually land in San Jose proper, you land in Alajuela. You are in the province of San Jose, but the nearest town is Alajuela. To ease into the country you might want to think about staying in a hotel nearby. There are a number of areas around the airport that have hotels.