Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Puerto Viejo travel in the New York Times
The laid-back, untamed vibe of Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast attracts surfing disciples and soul-searching world travelers.SOME vacation destinations attract tourists. Others attract disciples. The surfer town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and the tiny beach communities southeast of it, on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, are of the latter variety. This wild, often overlooked coastal stretch, an 11-mile-long necklace of small sandy coves located in southern Limón province, may be in one of Costa Rica’s poorest areas, but it’s also one of the most diverse, populated by a blend of Costa Ricans, English-speaking Afro-Caribbeans, indigenous Cabecar and Bribri Indians, and plenty of expatriates, from French fashion designers to old German hippies.
Read the whole article;
http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/travel/04next.html?emc=eta1
Monday, March 29, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Comparsa @ KOKi Beach
A comparsa (conga de comparsa) is the band which plays a conga during a Latin American Carnival celebration. It consists of a large group of dancers wearing costumes dancing to a group of musicians playing percussions, drums (bongos), frying pans, tambores, cowbells and other instruments. It often travels on the streets, followed by a Carrosa (carriage) where the musicians play. The Comparsa is a development of African processions where groups of devotees followed a given saint or deity during a particular religious celebration. Some of the comparsas have a long history, with costumes and traditions passed down from one generation to the next
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Costa Rica a travel hotspot in 2010 - NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html?pagewanted=1&hp
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
NEW YORK TIMES JAN 6, 2010
OPINION | January 07, 2010Op-Ed Columnist: The Happiest People
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
The people of Costa Rica are some of the most content on earth. Could it be because their priority is financing education not war?
Friday, January 1, 2010
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Reopening tonight !
We finalized our new covered outdoor dining area and added a lounge area. We are opening tonight and will remain open thru Christmas with a special menu in addition to our a la carte and the same goes for New Years Eve. Come by and check out our improvements
Saturday, December 19, 2009
New Years Eve at KOKi
Celebrate New Years Eve at KOKi Beach. Check out our NYE Menu special.
Regular a la carte menu also available
* baby lobster OR filet mignon roquefort
* baby lobster OR filet mignon roquefort
* Banana Box dessert
* One bottle of bubbles per couple
Only $ 60 / person (tax & tip not included)
Friday, December 18, 2009
new roof cover
In the lull leading up to the Holidays we decided to add an additional roof facing the beach on the upper deck that will shade our guests from the sun and keep them dry during occasional showers. The cover lets thru the light while shield from the heat and traditional cana brava placed underneath will bring the unmistakable Caribbean feel. Our friends at ReciCaribe provided their expertise in repurposing empty wine bottles into beautiful pendant lamps for the new covered dining area. Our trees in the center of the restaurant will remain as centerpiece as always and today a new resident was spotted sunbathing on some stones in our garden by the office - a brown land turtle.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Christmas Dinner @ KOKi Beach
Reserve Christmas dinner at KOKi Beach Dec 24th
MENU
* tropical sallad / ensalada tropical
* baby lobster OR filet mignon roquefort / baby langosta o lomito a la roquefort
* christmas cake / queque navideno
* a bottle of wine per couple
$ 50 person (tax & tip not included/ sin impuestos y servicio)
for reservations please call 2750.0902
for reservations please call 2750.0902
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
EXTRA EXTRA ! KOKI Beach in the news again !
The winner of the 2009 TRANSAT arrived at 10.30 last night greeted by fireworks, music and a huge crowd in a celebratory mood. The runner up arrived only 45 minutes behind. First time ever a double hull contestant has won the competition ever and the organizers professed their satisfaction with Costa Rica as their goal line. This has put a lot of attention on our corner of the country and KOKi Beach is once again in the news with Art Nautica. Front page no less.
http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/noviembre/24/aldea2169731.html
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Art Nautica 2009 in the news
La Nacion, Costa Ricas daily newspaper, covered Art Nautica at KOKi Beach.
"Costa Rican artists Mario Maffioli and Fabio Herrera mounted an exhibition at KOKi Beach, Puerto Viejo, in tribute to the southern Caribbean to coincide with the arrival of the TRANSAT boat race in Limon.
The exhibition comprises of six acrylics by each artist produced in large format. According to Maffioli all the works were painted in Puerto Viejo and they see the exhibition as a way to thank the town for its hospitality towards the artists for the last 25 years.
"The works are representative of the area and human daily life and its surroundings and its exuberant nature" says Maffioli
He presents abstract works while Herrera presents figurative paintings. The TRANSAT will enable the artist to show their works to a large number of foreign tourists who visits the area for the competition"
Art Nautica
Last night we opened Art Nautica and a early evening shower didn't stop the enthusiastic crowd from enjoying the works displayed at KOKi Beach.
Artists Mario Maffioli and Fabio Herrera enjoying the evening
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
prep
After yet another blitz trip to San Jose in search of lights, materials and banners for the upcoming Mario Maffioli & Fabio Herrera exhibit we are heading back to Puerto Viejo again. Tomorrow we have a full day with the electrician and installers for the event in preparation for the arrival of the artist the following day. I hope we are able to please the prickly artist but I remain confident.
The Transat is scheduled to arrive on Saturday the 21st but now a sixth contestant, HUGO BOSS, was forced to leave the race today after hitting a floating container 1000 miles from the closest coast. Good thing the boats have waterproof compartments and the crew will be safe despite a two meter gaping hole in the vessel.
http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/noviembre/17/deportes2162266.html
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Transat 2009
In ten days its estimated that about 5000 European tourists will join 20 000 Costa Rican nationals in receiving the competitors in the french regatta Transat 2009. The port of call is always Le Havre, France, and for the next four competitions the port of Limon is designated as its arrival port. Its expected to take 10 days for the boats to travel the 6000 miles across the Atlantic before docking up on Costa Ricas caribbean coast. Festivities are planned for ten days following the arrival of the 21 boats and some 100 foreign journalists will be covering the event on site. The race takes place every other year and is widely followed in Europe and beyond via satellite and TV during its duration. It is the 5th most watched sporting event in France alone
Fabio Herrera & Marco Maffioli exhibit
We passed the official one month mark today and we are kicking it off with a tropical depression forming outside of our coast but still no rain here even though the rest of the country is having the opposite.
We are excited to announce that renown Costa Rican artists Fabio Herrera & Marco Maffioli will exhibit their abstract art at KOKi from Nov 21- Nov29. The show titled "Nautica" will coincide with the arrival of Transat, the third most important regatta of world, when some 25 000 tourists are expected to arrive for the festivities.
The dynamic duo have received international recognition and won several awards. The upcoming show at KOKi Beach will display 12 never seen before large works in acrylic and canvas in a natural setting.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
a week in the bag
The good news is people love the place and we have tons of people coming back several nights in a row. This weekend was packed and we actually got so busy we had to raid a neighbors restaurant for more chairs in the middle of the night. We still have many important details to work on the most urgent is to finish the long bench on the back wall and another couple of benches for the long tables to provide for the planned amount of seating. A decorative shelve by the bar for showing off the licor is also high on the list. Then we need to move on to cover more of the outdoor areas for those rainy months. We can't always count on our sloth, Patsy, showing up doing a show by passing thru the restaurant or the baby sloth, Janet, doing her daring acrobatics on cue distracting people from the rain. The lounge area up front has become a great hit thats really inviting and what better place to enjoy our signature mojitos.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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