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Today (Thursday, May 23rd) at 10am and 1pm Nosara residents have the opportunity to learn more about the controversial proposed temporary zoning plan for the Nosara area.

While most everyone agrees a plan is needed, many disagree with the current version and have many questions pertaining to the details. As a result, the municipality of Nicoya is sending representatives to explain the plan at 2 different times:

10am in Spanish and 1pm in English

The plan is off to a bit of a rocky start and certainly generating a wide range of emotions amongst the many demographics within Nosara. Some people are furious with the proposal and the manner it was initially passed. There are some others are ecstatic about the current version and the efforts towards protecting Nosara. It seems the majority of people remain somewhere in the middle; Wanting a plan enacted, but not necessarily this version.

*We will soon have video footage of both meetings available for those who can’t attend.

Stay tuned to http://www.richburnam.com and or my YouTube page: HERE

We will be bringing a great deal more information to you about this evolving, controversial subject.

2pm update: Both meetings heavily attended and standing room only for both. Loads of info coming soon on this initiative.

I forgot how much I like Jessie. When she first moved to Nosara we were neighbors… But after she moved away we kind of drifted apart so having her in studio to hear all the awesome updates in her life was great fun. Her story is awesome and this was certainly one of the more fun podcasts to date. The short version is above and the full version is below.

Jessie is someone who truly has transformed her dreams into reality. She’s got a bunch going on and I can’t think of a nicer person with more contagious, positive energy. After all, she lives in Nosara, has her dream job, gets to ride her horse regularly, has a new house and just got married…

In this episode we cover her bio, surf crowds in Guiones, why people should not hate Surf Simply, Nosara’s growth and lots about short boards vs. longboards, living in Nosara and getting married and what’s next for Jessie. We hope you enjoy getting to know her!

Check out Surf Simply’s podcast by clicking here

Full version:

I’ve known Page for a long time now and have enjoyed watching her business grow as well as her family. She is a ‘go getter’ by everyone’s definition and I remain impressed by her drive and work ethic.

This mother of 2 maintains her home, her business (Pilates Nosara), and a couple of different environmental crusades including No Plastic Nosara which she started and is an avid supporter of Nosara Recicla and the Nosara Civic Association.

She vehemently defends Nosara’s wildlife and foliage and isn’t scared to speak her mind.

She and I have a solid history of arguing about the best ways to address our shared concerns and how to go about getting things done in our small, gossipy little town. I really enjoyed having her in and I hope you benefit from learning more about Page.

PS – Page is a TOP NOTCH Pilates instructor who has an amazing staff and location. I’ve been recovering from a back injury and she and her team have helped me a tremendous amount. I highly recommend them.

‘Nosara has changed me… And quite dramatically. I think this place changes everyone.’ – Jeff Grosshandler

Jeff Grosshandler is unlike anyone I’ve ever met before and historically one of my biggest adversaries in Nosara. In some ways he and I are about as different as people can be, and there have been some rough edges over the years. In fact, seeing him on a podcast with me is going to surprise many people.

However, Jeff is up to some great things and one of them is leading the remodel and transformation of the ‘new’ Gilded Iguana hotel. After learning how much care and attention went into the environmental concerns and many other items, I’ve pretty much come full circle on the project. Initially I was super bummed to lose one of Nosara’s treasured locales… However, it turned out better than I expected. The Surf Club in particular is something very interesting to me.

So I invited Jeff in to discuss the ‘new’ Gilded Iguana and many things Nosara. Fortunately, he agreed and over 3+ hours we covered a ton of information. This version is only 18 minutes and I’m extremely grateful to Jeff for coming in. I’m also proud to say our relationship is changing and I’m really happy about this.

In this podcast we talked about honoring the Gilded Iguana of the past, the environmental care and concern which went into the new hotel, the vision of the ‘new’ Gilded Iguana and the new Gilded Iguana Surf Club project, as well as discussing Jeff’s likes and dislikes about Nosara along with his personal changes since moving here full time and having a family.

Jeff is someone I’m definitely bringing back for more podcasts as we have a ton of things to talk about.

As you will hear in the podcast, Jeff and team chose to work with Benjamin Garcia Saxe for this project. I hope you enjoy the pictures during the video version of this episode showing what Gilded Iguana 2.0 looks like.

*La versión corta tiene subtítulos en español.

If you have ever surfed in Playa Guiones you’ve probably seen Nelson Acosta surfing somewhere around the main break. He’s known for his backside attack and overall good vibes in the water. He is a legend around these parts and deserves to be treated with respect.

Often Nelson is one of the guys policing the lineup and making sure people are being kind to both foreigners and Ticos alike. He recently launched his first business venture, Living Stoked Nosara, and stopped by to share his personal story and explain what he’s up to these days. This man has a lot going on in life between a new business, car, getting married, plus more and is worth getting to know.

We discuss the crowds in Guiones, surf etiquette, Nosara likes and dislikes and much more in this episode.

I hope you enjoy Nelson’s podcast and hearing his story. There’s a short version in the link above and a long version in the link below:

The best way to describe Denisse Lashley is simply to call her a ‘winner’ by most every standard. She is someone who succeeds at everything she sets her mind to and is pretty much a force of nature. She has a high level education, an amazing family, multiple successful business enterprises, is in incredible shape and is now a published author as well.

She stopped by to share her story in this episode and we hope you enjoy it.

Nosara FINALLY has municipality service for our trash!

This is a historic occurrence and we all owe a massive debt of gratitude to the many individuals who helped make it happen.

The bad news is we are not guaranteed to have trash service.

In Cristian’s words: ‘Nosara has to prove to the municipality this service can sustain itself.’ This is a 12 month contract and if Nosara residents do not pay for this service, we will lose it. SO PLEASE PAY YOUR TRASH BILL. It is affordable, and all of the details are included in this conversation with Cristian. In addition, Nosara Recicla is offering pick up of recyclables (details in this podcast) at a highly affordable price.

In this podcast Cristian shares Nosara’s exciting updates in addition to his personal story. Along the way he covers instructions for trash, what is actually recyclable, payment details, pickup dates, etc. are all included in this episode.

I hope you enjoy getting to know him as much as I did. He has a servant’s heart and is trying to make a difference with his life and be a good role model for his child.

Please give this episode a listen and share it with anyone else you may know involved in Nosara. If possible I recommend stopping by the recycling center to get to know Cristian personally. He’s a very kind, sweet man who is doing a job most nobody else is willing to.