Quepos

Today we took about a 5 hour bus ride to Quepos which is on the coast of CR ... which also means beaches!

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Since the mission began crime has plummeted by 25 percent in Aguirre, a district comprised of several towns including the tourist-laden destinations: Manuel Antonio National Park and the Marina Pez Vela pier in Quepos.

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We drove swiftly into Quepos, the capital of Aguirre, passing small streets flanked with ramshackle buildings and parked in front of a building with fabricated aluminum walls painted with childlike murals.

Maria Russo: Costa Rican Luxury Hotel Takes Social Responsibility to a New Level Maria Russo 2010

Since the mission began crime has plummeted by 25 percent in Aguirre, a district comprised of several towns including the tourist-laden destinations: Manuel Antonio National Park and the Marina Pez Vela pier in Quepos.

Maria Russo: Costa Rican Luxury Hotel Takes Social Responsibility to a New Level Maria Russo 2010

We drove swiftly into Quepos, the capital of Aguirre, passing small streets flanked with ramshackle buildings and parked in front of a building with fabricated aluminum walls painted with childlike murals.

Maria Russo: Costa Rican Luxury Hotel Takes Social Responsibility to a New Level Maria Russo 2010

* Also numerous local "sodas" in Quepos serve up traditional fare

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During our stay at Arenas del Mar (www. arenasdelmar.com), which is just outside the town of Quepos and overlooks the Pacific Ocean, we learned that the resort uses many eco-friendly practices.

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We drove swiftly into Quepos, the capital of Aguirre, passing small streets flanked with ramshackle buildings and parked in front of a building with fabricated aluminum walls painted with childlike murals.

Maria Russo: Costa Rican Luxury Hotel Takes Social Responsibility to a New Level Maria Russo 2010

Vacationers will descend like locusts and traffic will swell on the one main road between the local village of Quepos and the beaches of Manuel Antonio.

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Since the mission began crime has plummeted by 25 percent in Aguirre, a district comprised of several towns including the tourist-laden destinations: Manuel Antonio National Park and the Marina Pez Vela pier in Quepos.

Maria Russo: Costa Rican Luxury Hotel Takes Social Responsibility to a New Level Maria Russo 2010