http://www.costaricapages.com/blog/costa-rica-news/manuel-antonio-closure/1847 Costa Rica News - stories about living, retirement, travel and real estate. Wed, 19 May 2010 05:03:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.costaricapages.com/blog/costa-rica-news/manuel-antonio-closure/1847/comment-page-1#comment-2846 Claire Saylor Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:17:21 +0000 http://www.costaricapages.com/blog/?p=1847#comment-2846 Agreed, while some of this is complete lack of funds (fault of the government)... stuff like visitors bathrooms emptying out into the park without treatment?! That's highly unfortunate and coincidental that it would happen in Costa Rica's iconic bio-diverse destination. I haven't been there in forever, but i remember thinking the shower area looked more like a rusted hanging block. . . Agreed, while some of this is complete lack of funds (fault of the government)… stuff like visitors bathrooms emptying out into the park without treatment?! That’s highly unfortunate and coincidental that it would happen in Costa Rica’s iconic bio-diverse destination. I haven’t been there in forever, but i remember thinking the shower area looked more like a rusted hanging block. . .

]]> http://www.costaricapages.com/blog/costa-rica-news/manuel-antonio-closure/1847/comment-page-1#comment-2845 Erin Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:13:33 +0000 http://www.costaricapages.com/blog/?p=1847#comment-2845 This is absolutely disgusting. I don't understand how Costa Rica/Minae/Manuel Antonio itself can allow one of their most profitable tourist locations to reach this state of affairs -- reminds me of the old saying that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Such bad press in an already down market seems to only spell disaster. This is absolutely disgusting. I don’t understand how Costa Rica/Minae/Manuel Antonio itself can allow one of their most profitable tourist locations to reach this state of affairs — reminds me of the old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Such bad press in an already down market seems to only spell disaster.

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