The National System of Conservation Areas (Spanish acronym: SINAC) filed a complaint with the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office based in Santa Cruz against a citizen with the last name of Mulley for the alleged crime of encroachment onto Las Baulas National Marine Park land, located in Tamarindo’s bay, between the districts of Tamarindo and Cabo Velas in Santa Cruz.
According to the Forestry Law, the crime involves illegal occupation or construction in a state-owned area. Now the case is being investigated by the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office under file number 25-000012-1791-PE.
The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the Public Ministry confirmed to The Voice of Guanacaste that the complaint was filed on April 14, 2025.
Previously, Playa Grande community residents have reported on their social media that trees have been cut down and signs placed— especially in the Ventanas Beach area— offering properties for sale within the protected area.
Now, officials from Las Baulas National Marine Park have submitted a report to the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office and requested that “the Public Ministry’s forensic engineering team verify [the indicated encroachment],” MINAE explained.
The Voice asked MINAE and the Public Ministry for a copy of the report in which the officials from Las Baulas National Marine Park detail the complaint. However, both institutions indicated that they can’t share the document because it deals with private information within the file.
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