BarriGuiones is an organization improving Playa Guiones and Nosara. Gerardo is the Project Director and is the ideal person to lead this project. He stopped by to speak with Rich for a 2019 update about what they’ve accomplished and where he is looking to go. Along the way there’s lots of discussion about development in Nosara and likes and dislikes or our area.
We hope you enjoy this discussion. The first version is a short one and later on we will release the full discussion.
Jessica Sheffield is on the short list as one of the ‘Saints of Nosara’ as I like to say. She is an extremely hard worker and dedicated to making the world a better place while leading by example. Jessica doesn’t tolerate laziness and encourages everyone to get involved with what matters most in their communities. There are countless projects she serves with such as President of Nosara Recicla for about a decade (she is currently the vice president), a founder of Del Mar Academy, and way too many more to mention.
Her newest project, The Guardians of Nature, is what she deems as her ‘passion project’ and her goals for it are highly aggressive. This time she is not just aiming only to help Nosara and the country of Costa Rica… She is trying to change the world. And it is working!
I hope you enjoy this discussion and choose to support Jessica’s vision in becoming a reality. One way of doing so is supporting the upcoming event for Guardians of Nature at Olo Alaia in January. Please come if you can… You won’t regret it.
Learn more at: www.movimientoguardianes.org
Or on Facebook: La Guardiana de la Naturaleza
If you’re not already aware, the Nosara Civic Association is a massive reason our town is what it is today.
In fact, everyone involved in Nosara owes a massive ‘thank you’ to the warriors who fought for and maintained the parklands interrupting our community. They are the reason the Playas de Nosara is free of large scale development and completely unique amongst most every beach town in the world.
However, many would argue we are currently at a tipping point as Nosara’s popularity is skyrocketing and well heeled buyers are arriving unlike anytime before.
Along with growth comes growing pains; and we are certainly having them.
Ethel Araya (most everyone calls her Kuki) is the current President of the Nosara Civic Association and doing an outstanding job. She recently came by for a conversation and provided a complete update on some of the most pressing matters concerning our community.
Make some time to listen to this one if you can.