The United Nations Subcommittee on Indigenous Cultures voted in a special emergency session yesterday to add the last 400 DJs in Nosara to the UN Watchlist of Endangered Native Populations, saying at a press conference that Nosara’s once-thriving DJ population “is under attack from all sides.” The sale of Perozah in Garza – a hallowed
READ MOREThe mood was cheerful and light at the Baker entrance this morning as area surfers had their first encounter with the new NCA board scanning machine. Our alert readers will recall that the Nosara Conservation Alliance (NCA) last month – after nearly 12 years of research – finally identified coconut surf wax as the main
READ MORELegendary local attorney Andrés González yesterday filed suit against the entire nation of Costa Rica, charging that Costa Rica has ‘delayed long enough’ the inevitable switch to English as Costa Rica’s national language. In a masterfully written seven page brief to the Supreme Court, arguing on behalf of local sour-ass K-Section guy Kenneth Mctavish, the
READ MORENosara Lately has learned from well-placed sources that ICE is planning to cease all operations and withdraw completely from Guanacaste. “It’s a hellhole,” said one senior management figure. “I don’t know how we ever got into this place. It’s like Afghanistan.But worse.” Many ICE employees in Guanacaste have not seen their families since the rains
READ MOREThe champagne was flowing when Nosara Lately visited Thoughtful Surfing, the local surf school for thoughtful surfers. A true milestone had been reached: Thoughtful Surfing had succeeded in branding just over 90% of a recent 6-day surf school. “It’s just amazing,” gushed owner Carol Lee Turner. “The Instagram content from the school actually exceeded the
READ MOREThe new NCA program to regulate and monetize the Guiones tidepools got off to a smooth start yesterday, with nearly 100 tourists accessing the tidepools under the NCA’s new Turtle-Safe Tidepool Experience program. When we stopped by the Baker entrance yesterday, tidepool visitors were assembling just past the board scanning machine, before being escorted towards
READ MOREOutpost Nosara announced yesterday the launch of ‘Outpost Basic’, a stripped-down alternative for remote workers who don’t require air conditioning or stable internet. At a mere $4k annual membership fee, the new offering features dedicated barstools at La Ventanita with wifi coming from across the street. Early users have described the wi-fi signal as “pretty
READ MOREEsperanza residents awoke this morning to find a full pocket battalion of the Texas National Guard – including nearly 30 Humvees, ARADS, and Light Assault Vehicles – deployed in tactical formation in the parking lot of beloved local supermarket El Favorito. Khaki-clad soldiers had established a loose perimeter along the national road, and area residents
READ MORENosarans awoke today to a firestorm of overnight developments in the Bodhi Tree Gondola drama, after news broke of a proposed midstation at Casa Vitality that would involve re-routing the current road through Guiones Beach Club. Alert readers will have noticed that the Nosara Lately website was under heavy DDOS attack last night, noticeably reducing
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