Jaco Beach in Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast, is one of the most popular beaches in the region for both local and foreign tourists. At a 2 hour drive from downtown San Jose, the town of Jaco offers a vibrant ambiance and night life as well as the commodities of a thriving town.
Jaco is also very popular among surfers from around the world as its waters offers great waves for beginners and professional surfers. Unfortunately, due to the rapidly growing popularity of Jaco, its ocean waters have been seriously contaminated by untreated residual waters carrying a considerable amount of coliform particles.
The Costa Rican National Water Laboratory recently pointed out 13 beaches which presented enough contamination levels to provoke health problems to people who would swim in its waters.
The Costa Rican government has intervened by setting strict sanctions to those beaches which do not take necessary measures in keeping its environment clean and by rewarding those who do. Several members of different sectors of the Jaco community along with the Municipality have joined forces to monitor water treatment plants as well as proper disposal of garbage.
The community of Jaco expects to follow the example of other beaches such as Tamarindo in order to have clean waters and earn the Ecological Blue Flag granted to communities and beaches which have a positive impact on the environment.
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