For those heading out to the beaches this Semana Santa, local television channel 7 news has presented a list of the then most “unsafe” beaches in the country.
According to the report and with the information provided by the Instituto Oceanográfico de la Universidad Nacional, visitors, in addition to price, should consider if the beach they are visiting is safe.
Alejandro Gutiérrez, director of the Insituto Oceanográfico, says his organization evaluated some 100 beaches to create indiciations of security. The report was released in January.
Some of the conditions taken into account in the report are the proximity to medical clinics (known as EBAIS in Costa Rica), access to emergency services like ambulance and fire and police protection. Gutiérrez explains they took into account “real potential dangers”, like if the beach has a defined evacuation route.
The ten safest beaches in Costa Rica are:
1. Zancudo
2 .Bahía Potrero
3. Bolaños
4. Coco
5. Mantas Punta Leona
6. Hermosa (Pacífico Norte)
7. Cuajiniquil
8. Platanares
9. Drake
10. Ocotal
The ten least safe beaches in Costa Rica, according to experts are:
1. Junquillal
2. Carate
3. Tamarindo
4. Grande
5. Langosta
6. Naranjo
7. Carrillo
8. Estero (Junquillal-Santa Cruz)
9. Uvita
10. Gandoca
what about manuel antonio?
I really believe this “list” is flawed and perhaps even “economically motivated”. How can beach areas accessible only by water have a “defined evacuation route” in the face of a tsunami be on the “safest” list? How can an area with 2 EBAIS clinics (which, by the way are not available to tourist!!!!) and two private doctors and clinics (which are available to tourists) be on the “least safe” beach list, as well as that same area having one of the lowest reported crime incidents rate to local police and OIJ? I don’t know who “Rico” is or why he thinks he is qualified to publish these lists, but again, I am almost sure there is financial gain in there somewhere?
Perhaps he might want to publish his entire findings, and his algorithm of how he arrived at his “findings”!
costaricabill
Esterillos Oueste has the blue flag this year and we have a fully staffed lifeguard program, very safe.