Playa Cocles Ecological Program - Puerto Viejo

Bandera Azul: Since the year 2002 Playa Cocles beach has reached the standards of the Bandera Azul Ecological Program, which is a program for environmental responsibility in Costa Rica. In order to keep the Ecological Blue Flag we must keep our waters and beaches clean and safe. Please be conscientious about litter on the beaches and keep our waterways clean.

Lifeguard Program: Cariblue is proud to support our local lifeguard program here in Playa Cocles. Local businesses have piched in to pay for lifeguards on the Beach Break, near Playa Cocles. Beach break is one of the most popular beaches in the area, and we are committed to help keeping it safe and clean. A lifeguard tower at beach break has been installed to make our program more effective. Young locals are hired and trained as lifeguards, and their salaries are entirely paid by donations from local businesses. Please help us to keep Playa Cocles safe by donating to our lifeguard fund. We would appreciate any amount you would care to donate at the front desk.

DANGEROUS BEACHBREAK, STRONG CURRENTS - RESPECT THE SEA BE CAREFUL!

Recycling: We recycle here at Cariblue! Please separate your bottles and cans from your garbage and place them in the marked recycle bins in your room or the parking lot. We really appreciate your cooperation.

ADELA: We support ADELA, the organization against the exploration for oil here in Costa Rica. Please support ADELA, and say NO to oil exploration off our shores.

Wildlife Refuges: Please be responsible and help to protect our wildlife refuges. Please observe the following guidelines - These activities are prohibited in our wildlife refuges:

* Removal of plants, trees or other products from the forest.

* Hunting or capturing wild animals or collecting any animal products.

* Touching coral, changing its place or submitting any form of stress to marine organisms as well as standing or passing over coral colonies.

* Collection of marine organisms or their products (shells, etc.)

* Introduction of foreign animals or plants.

* Causing any type of environmental contamination or pollution, including litter and dumping of ant form of toxic chemicals or substances.

* Giving any form of food or drink to animals

Vehicles at the beach: Any and all motorized vehicles are completely prohibited on any beach (Public Zone)

Turtle Eggs: Please help to protect the wild sea turtles, which are an endangered species and one of the great treasures of our oceans. Do not purchase any turtle eggs or other turtle, tortoise or caiman products, as these are illegally poached from the wildlife refuges.

Bird watching: We have a checklist with more than 120 species of bird’s observable within the hotel grounds. Ask for a copy at the reception.
We appreciate your cooperation’s. Please help us to preserve our beautiful Costa Rican wilderness!!!

Cariblue

Hotel Cariblue,cares about the environment and is involved in the program for Sustainable Ecotourism in Costa Rica and is an official Eco-Hotel. This means that we require to permanently meet certain standards of environmental friendliness and responsibility. We would appreciate you to help us by observing the standards for ecological responsibility.

Think Green:

Will you help us? We invite you to help us make a difference, because one person can make all the difference in the world!!!

Join with us to help conserve mother Earth’s vital resources like water, energy and avoid pollutions by using amount of detergent for change every day your pool and room towels. Please hang the towels up, if you wish to participate in the program by using your towels more than once, if not simply leave them on the floor.

Please as you leave the room, turn off lights and electrical appliances, report water leaks to the front desk. Thank you!

CST: Cariblue is participating in the Certification for Sustainable Tourism Program (CST) that was implemented by the Costa Rican government and the Costa Rican Institute for Tourism (ICT) to ensure the long-term sustainability of the tourism industry by evaluating the current sustainability of accommodations and encouraging improvements for the future.

So far our hotel has received three green leaves!!!