Best-of-the-Best Costa Rica Beaches: The Ecological Blue Flag Program

With nearly 800 miles of coast along two tropical seas, Costa Rica's famous beaches draw many thousands visitors annually. White sand, brown sand, coral, and even boulder-strewn beaches adorn the small country. Long a world leader in sustainable development, this Latin American country passed the: 1. 1998 Costa Rica Biodiversity Law, leading the UN to award it the respected Future Policy Award in 2010 for meeting UN goals of biodiversity; 2. Blue Flag Certification Program (2002) targeted at awarding an Ecological Blue Flag to

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