Local news and opinion reaching the communities of nosara, samarA and Nicoya
Log in |
Return to homepage
home regional community sports entertainment surf nature health en Espa�ol English
     
Archives
December 09
January 2010
February 2010
Water Edition
March 2010
April 2010
May 2010
June 2010
July 2010
August 2010
September 10
October 10
November 10
December 10
January 2011
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
July 2011
August 2011
September 11
October 11
November 11
December 11
January 2012
February 2012
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
September 12
October 12
November 12
December 12
January 13
February 13
March 13
April 13
May 13
 
Media
Partners
  El Pais
  Inside Costa Rica
  Costa Spirit
  Q Costa Rica
  Today Costa Rica
  El Sabanero
connect
FaceBook
Twitter
 
CLASSIFIEDS
 
community
  Nosara Animal Care
   
  Nosara Info
   
Esquelita de Nosara
  Friends of Nosara
   
  Nosara Civic Association
  Nosara
Wildlife

Architectural Students Present Design for Park in Samara

By Arianna McKinney

The vision for a park in the heart of Samara is an ambitious project, already two years in the making, and it will take at least two to three more years to secure financing and make it a reality, according to Marco Carmona, president of CASATUR, Samara’s tourism chamber. 

On Friday, August 31st, two architecture graduate students from Universidad Hispanoamericana  (Hispanic American University), Migjames Vargas Gomez and Alejandro Navarro Carmona, presented a design that would transform Samara’s soccer plaza into a forested multi-use park.   

“We wanted to represent this paradise in the project,” explained Vargas. After several visits to Samara, the pair of student architects set out to create a space that could be enjoyed by all ages, social classes and nationalities, as well as being handicap accessible. The park also includes a cultural house to display masks and sculptures of the indigenous Chorotega culture.

All packed into a 5,000 square meter area, using every meter to the max, the design includes a multipurpose sports field with markings for futbol 5 (soccer), tennis, basketball and baseball in an open area where a helicopter could land in emergencies, as well as a playground area, a skate park, game tables, natural-looking amphitheater seating, a fountain, the cultural house, an information office, public bathrooms and showers, a storage shed, illumination and parking for 20 vehicles as well as bicycle racks. 

To create a forest in the heart of town, many trees would be planted to provide shade as well as color, including a Guanacaste tree to represent the local culture. 

Five kiosks would also be located in the park that could be rented by the day or the week to artisans or food venders, for example. Other suggested ways to generate funds for maintenance of the park are to rent games for the game tables and charge a fee for using the showers.  

With an estimated cost of 288 million colones ($576,000), Carmona acknowledged that the challenge will be to obtain the money to build the park. Another challenge is that the park hasn’t yet been signed over to the municipality for development; it is still registered to the Castillo family.   

About 23 representatives from the community were present for the presentation in Villas Playa Samara, and most spoke in favor of the project, expressing determination to make the park a reality and thus transform the heart of Samara and make it even more attractive for tourists, as well as creating a safe place


 

More Community News

Tico Breakfast Raises Funds For Nosarans Affected by Earthquake

On Sunday September 16th 170 adults and children gathered for an authentic Tico-style breakfast at Lagarta Lodge, where a successful effort was made to collect donations for the Nosara Development Association on behalf of earthquake damaged homeowners.

New Committees Add Culture to Nosara

By the end of August, 26 members of the community gathered and held votes for the new Music and Culture committees.

Municipality Starts Recycling Collection Service in Samara

As of Wednesday, September 12, the environmental management department of the Municipality of Nicoya is beginning selective collection service for recyclables in Samara. A municipal van will pick up items each Wednesday.

Independence Day Celebration Parades are Suspended

The lantern parade, the torch’s arrival and the September 15th parade, where baton twirlers, lyres and drums can be seen and heard, have all been suspended as a result of the emergency in the canton of Nicoya after the Wednesday, September 5th earthquake and because of the high magnitude aftershocks that are still taking place.

Karaoke Dance in Garza to Support Blue Flag Efforts

Show your talent on the dance floor or with the microphone during a danceable karaoke on Friday, September 14th at 7 p.m. in Barco de Amor in Garza.

New Classrooms Flood at Samara’s High School

Samara’s rural high school now has two rows of new classrooms, but there’s a problem with the row closest to the street —the rooms flood with rainwater. 

Nosara has a New Health Committee

About 38 people were in attendance at the office of the Nosara Development Association on Saturday, August 18th, when a new Health Committee was formed.

Contact us: NOSARA [email protected] / PUBLICITY and ADVERTISING [email protected]
Copyright 2012© The Voice of Nosara