Mittwoch 10. of Februar 10-02-10 20:05
Wednesday night is again music in the hotel Costa Rica beach Samara.
Arts and Culture in Costa Rica there on 3 March. again with a music session in the Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo in Samara, on the Pacific beach Buena Vista. With this odri from Playa Barco Quebrada, and Dr. Fredy Soto has announced himself with his guitar. Last attended a total of more than 25 people who were making music or listening to the sounds of guitar, trumpet, saxophone, Muntamonika and other instruments. After this great success has now decided to organize a music session every Wednesday in the restaurant. All who are interested are welcome with their guitars, etc. Muntamonikas pass or participate only as spectators.
At the center of fun and pleasure to stand in the music.
All are welcome.

For more information: 2-656-80-56

Mittwoch 10. of Februar 10-02-10 20:01
Attractions in Costa Rica: Fiestas
Fiesta time in Costa Rica. The major in Palmares, Santa Cruz and other places were already. In Nicoya Fiesta is just as always with bullfighting, which is actually a kind of rodeo. One possible attempt for a long time stay on the bull. The other attraction is the tope, the deployment of hundreds of horses dressed up. The Fiesta in Nicoya ends next Sunday. Particularly interesting are the small fiesta in the country. Every week there is in another village.

Freitag 11. of Dezember 11-12-09 16:11
Slight recovery in tourism because of the coming season
The tourism in Costa Rica is facing the high season and get incomming bookings in the hotels.
Because of the problems and the ongoing crisis in the U.S. you can count on fewer tourists than last year. As before, the number of tourists from Europe is still high spending their vacation in Costa Rica. First and foremost, the Europeans come for the diversity of nature, safety and pleasant people into the country.

Mittwoch 2. of September 2-09-09 16:57
Free phone calls with Skype
The guests of Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo have got the opportunity to make free phone calls all over the world with Skype. Condition is that the called person also owns a Skype account. This can be downloaded in the internet for free. If you make phone calls with Skype worldwide to a normal telephone number you also have to pay just a small fee. Calls from Skype on a cell phone are more expensive but still much cheaper compared to a normal phone call.

The guests of the hotel Paraíso del Cocodrilo can also use the internet service with a quick high-speed-connection.
There is also the possibility for our guests to bring their own notebooks and iPods with them and log in into the Internet immediately, also internet Radio.
This service of the hotel is, of course, free of charge.

Dienstag 25. of August 25-08-09 02:32
Many new baby turtles at Playa Buena Vista
According to information from the volunteers of the turtle camp, we visited today at Playa Buena Vista, Samara, last night more than 60 new turtle babies hatched. Afterwards they were transported from the volunteers into the sea for the first time, where they have to find their way.
Not every night you can watch so many young turtles hatching. It varies from day to day. Currently there are 12 volunteers at the turtle camp at Playa Buena Vista.
More information about the turtles and our hotel on 0506-2 656 80 55

Samstag 22. of August 22-08-09 16:26
ICE reduces electricity prices
On the 1th of September the quite high electricity prices will be reduced to 7%. This result will be a little relief for the hotels and private households in Costa Rica. Next year, ICE intends to increase the electricity prices again to about 3.5%.

Donnerstag 13. of August 13-08-09 17:46
Sports: South Africa World Cup qualifying
Germany played against Aserbaidschhn not very well but still won 2-0. France survived on the Faroe Islands with a victory, and Norway used the last chance with a 4:0 victory over Scotland. Mexico is back in the race with a 2-1 success over the USA. Costa Rica went to Honduras and last there 4:0. The next match is on 5 September. Costa Rica will play against Mexico.

Freitag 7. of August 7-08-09 17:34
Tours of the surrounding area are popular.
The tours, which the Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo offers for its guests, are always popular. The hotel is specialized to offer unusual and unknown tours. For example the tours of the last week to the local waterfalls and a jungle tour in the primary forest, to a large waterfall.
There is also a coffee tour, which almost went to 1000 meters, where the local coffee growers told us about their coffee production and some background information. Other popular tours are turtle tour directly here on the beach Playa Buena Vista, Samara, the visitation of the volcano Rincon de la Vieja and the boat trips on the Rio Tempisque. Very popular is the tour to the Isla de Pájaro. For more information: 2 656 80 55

Sonntag 2. of August 2-08-09 19:26
Beach party on the beach at Buena Vista
yesterday was the 2nd Beach party on the beach at Buena Vista on the occasion of the birthday of Nicole, a guest of the Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo from Tyrol. In glorious weather was a barbecue on the beach. In addition to steaks and chicken, there was a large salad plate and a garlic-yogurt sauce. Potatoes in aluminum foil were placed on the grill and gave it to cool drinks.
A few days before full moon, we had beautiful weather and a fantastic atmosphere at the beach. When it got dark, there was a campfire. All the people were in good moods and all in all you can talk from a successful beach party.

The Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo will continue besides the regular music sessions with more beach and pool parties. Interested people are welcome!

Mittwoch 8. of Juli 8-07-09 19:34
Costa Rica has the happiest people
Germany ranked on the 51 space and the United States ranked on the 114 space, according to a study by a British organization. Every two years, this organization publishes a study on the happiness of the people from 143 countries. The criteria for this are: life expectancy, the satisfaction and dealing with the environment.

Samstag 27. of Juni 27-06-09 16:47
Many crocodiles in the mangroves
Currently, we observe that many crocodiles resident in the mangroves. This morning an about 2 meters Cayman cracks one of our geese. Only through the courageous intervention of a worker the goose survived.
The crocodiles (about 90% are Caymans) are very shy against people and only in shallow waters, however, small animals, are quite popular prey for these animals. During our 17 years stay, we have seen no case in which animals have attacked humans. Small children should be careful when swimming in the lakes.

Sonntag 17. of Mai 17-05-09 16:34
Hotel organizes individually their Costa Rica vacation
The Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo organizes your vacation in Costa Rica and gives you a wide range of tours. Now there are also Costa Rica travel package with private transfer from the airport of San José to the Costa Rica hotel and staying in the Costa Rica hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo in comfortable rooms with bath / shower. Of course with a sumptuous breakfast in the hotel restaurant and with 3 guided excursions (dolphins, crocodiles, turtles) also with barbecue.
One Week from US$ 290.
New: Two day trips to Nicaragua after Rivas, Nicaragua and Granada on the old colonial city with its many beautiful buildings, sightseeing by horse-drawn carriage, and boat tour through the beautiful Las Isletas.

Samstag 2. of Mai 2-05-09 00:47
Mel Gibson with a new girlfriend
The rainbow press reported that the 39-year-old Oksana Grigorieva, the Russian singer with a recording contract with Gibson's Icon production company, the new girlfriend of Mel Gibson is.
After the divorce between Mel Gibson and his wife, Robyn, moved the 53-year-old actor returned to Costa Rica. According to American law, Robyn gets the half of Mel Gibson's, about 900 million U.S. dollars.
A year ago we saw Britney Spear with Oksana Grigorieva in Costa Rica on the beach of Barrigona.
So we want our stars, with scandals and in the heart of the life.

Montag 23. of Februar 23-02-09 17:31
Cultural Day at the Salon Comunal de Samara in Esterones
The Asociación Intercambio Cultura Alegria organized with the artistes of the cultural association Guana red on February 28 in the Salon Comunal de Samara in Esterones a Cultural Day with music dance and theater.

Freitag 22. of August 22-08-08 16:23
Was Bruce Willis on visit to Mel Gibson?
Nobody has seen him outside of the farm of Mel Gibson. But it seems that the famous American actor visited his colleague on the beach of Playa Barrigona. The press hadn´t overheard
it this time. In contrast to the last visit of Britney Spears, when the whole beach was crowded by paparazzis.

Samstag 16. of August 16-08-08 00:56
Humpback whales in the Bay of Buena Vista
After a large pair of Humpback whales feels like home in the vicinity of Osa at a bay and don’t want to leave this, it developed a rear whale tourism there. At the Bay of Buena Vista near Samara, there are also whales since approximately 10 days, which the local fishermen can acknowledge, too.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Begins the season of turtles
According to the helper of the turtle project ASVÖ (Association de Voluntaries for the Service in the Areas Protected) at Buena Vista beach near Samara meet increasingly turtles, and for July is a larger number expected. The successful project has started on 1 September 2005.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Guest at the hotel: Dr. Carsten Mueller
Costa Rica is a paradise for Life science. So we visited Dr. Carsten Mueller, of the University of Rostock, the Institute of Biology, with the field of special education and zoology. He examined on the beaches Barrigona Buena Vista and structural organization, functional morphology and reproductive behavior of hermit crabs.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Small recyclable office in Torito.
The small recycling center in Torito, Samara takes now materials such as plastic, glass and metal waste. Even electrical appliances are accepted. Contaminated material will not be accepted.
The school also collects the garbage to use the money to school.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Luis Eduardo Gutierrez is again mayor the Nicoya.
Lorenzo Vargas Rosales, came back from his post for health problems and after public criticism of his work, for a term which he on 8 February 2007 antrat. After the closure of garbage dumps on February 21, from the Ministry of Health prepares all the garbage problem very worried.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Britney Spears visit Mel Gibson.
Helicopters came on Friday morning about the hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo and flew to the next beach Barrigona to Farm of Mel Gibson. He had Britney Spears and accompanying family members invited here on his Farm for holiday. Previously, the two lived, and Gibson in Spears in Malibu, California and were neighbors and used common hobbies.
The Paparazzis from North America and Costa Rica raced through the streets and at Barrigona beach, where normally only a few tourists lost is now hectic. Today, on May 18, is with the end of the week is the big rush over. And in the coming days to visit the Poplady probably continue.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Change of the mobile phone and telephone numbers
The change came into effect from midnight 20th March 2008 and covers 3.3 million telephone numbers in Costa Rica (1.5 million fixed-line phones and 1.8 million mobile).
The telephone numbers are now 8-digits in any landline phone must first create a 2-code, and the mobile phone is an 8 must be placed chooses. The change has no effect on the numbers 911, 113, 800 or 900th these remain unchanged.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Super concert with Malpais in Samara
On Sunday 02 March was held in beautiful weather on the football field in Samara a concert with the well-known group Malpais. Around 1500 people enjoyed the music and celebrated the day. Organiser was the cultural center Alegria. Moreover booths offered food, beverages, clothing and small art.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Dangers for tourists
Contrary to a widespread notion it are not the snakes and crocodiles in Costa Rica that are a great danger for tourists, but rather the marine currents. Are the seasides vacationers too careless or wanton in the waves, accidents can easily occur. If however, the swimmer recognizes the currents and takes those into account, a safe swimming pleasure is guaranteed any time.
Even a year ago, the newly introduced tourist police are having an impact. The crimes against tourists in the province of Guanacaste went down by 34% from 2006 to 2007. The troupe will be further growing this year to continue to further reduce thefts. The beach in the Samara region, including Playa Buena Vista and Barrigona is considered safe. Nevertheless, valuables should not be left visible.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Celebrities discover Guanacaste
After Costa Rica belonged to the favorite places of fames like Elisabeth Taylor last century, Mel Gibson, US actor and director, has recently bought a 163 hectares large property in our neighborhood. The purchase price is supposed to be 25.8 million dollars, how the newspapers of 27th May report. He wants to use the property privately and for some of his next movies. He also plans to establish a nature protection zone on the beach Barrigona and on the neighbour beach Buena Vista. Pretty welcome.
Mel Gibson also met Costa Rica’s president Oscar Arias Sanchez on Monday, 9 July to talk about making a donation for the Indians in Costa Rica. He intends to support the countries foremost organizations financially to help the native population of Central America.
Also Michael Owen has recently become an owner of a property in Nosara. Even Paris Hilton is supposed to share in an estate in the Four Seasons hotel on golfo de Papagayo and a few weeks ago the prince of Saudiarabien Al-Waleed bin Talal decided to build six other hotels in Costa Rica.
According to the German magazine Bunte Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi now want to invest in a 580 millions expensive hotel project that is supervised by the American multimillionaire Steve Case.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Stars in the hotel:
Not Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie,and their three children, who celebrated New Years Eve in the exclusive Four Seasons Resort in Guanacaste, according to American medium reports, but Hollywood film producer Klaus Menzel with girlfriend Sandra Haewsky visited us again on Eastern and enjoyed the beautiful beaches.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
Dr. Jutta Herring Winckler,
lawyer and notary and 1. Chairman of the Richard Wagner federation Minden, tries to bring the opera Lohengrin, composed by Richard Wagner to the Teatro Nacional in San José by 2009.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
The 3-rd meeting for a Refugio in Buena Vista
took place on 10th August in the bar Coyote. Inhabitants of Buena Vista, the environment protection ministry MINAE and the ASVO (Asociación de Voluntarios para el servicio en read areas protegidas) were present. Unfortunately, the representatives of the Municipalidad did not appear again. The biologist Evelin Umaña Ramirez of the ASVO gave a lecture about the results of the Estudio de la Avifauna which included the number of the animals and plants and the results of the ground analysis that was done in 2006 by her. All things considered, the area around the Playa Buena Vista seems to be suitably to become a nature protection area.
The appointment for the next meeting will be announced on time.

Donnerstag 1. of Januar 1-01-70 01:00
New Refugio supposed to originate
In 2006 the government (at that time under Abel Pacheco de la Espriella) gave more power to the ministry of the environment MINAE (Ministerio del ambience y Energía) and the SINAC, responsible for the national protective area system. Since than they try to counteract the trend of the building development on the beaches in Costa Rica. Jaco and Tamarindo are prime examples for bulding development on the Pacific side. This is the reason why more and more nature protection zones are developed which are supposed to limit the constructions. The indigenous people try to establish a nature protection zone together with MINAE and the Municipalidad on the beach Buena Vista in Sámara, on which a turtle protective project of the ASVO is already based. Conversations have also taken place about the refugio on Playa Barrigona.