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Published on Tuesday,
March 7,
2023
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The 60-meter path was built by the Red Costarricense de Turismo Accessible (Accessible Tourism Network in English), a non-governmental organization (NGO), with Dona Tapa organization, and the help of the employees of Guanacaste Municipality in the collection of plastic lids.
The builders applied eco-friendly techniques like using thousands of plastic lids and implementing retractable walkways.
The
retractable walkways and two chairs were
delivered to the local office of the
Tourism Institute in charge of
installing the portable walkway and
enabling it for visitors every day from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Costa Rica has a law in place, Law 7600, which enforces the tourism industry to include access to popular sites for people with disabilities. This includes places like hotels, theaters, museums, volcanoes and national parks among others.
According to the Tourism Institute, there are still challenges to be met regarding access to beaches for people with physical disabilities. There is still a need for direct access to the water, user-friendly showers, parks or bathrooms.
Panama is the fifteenth beach with an access ramp to the sea coast. Other accessible beaches are in Herradura, Jaco and Espadilla in Puntarenas Province, as well as in Tamarindo Beach in Guanacaste, and Cieneguita Beach in Limón, among others.
Recently, a Costa Rican NGO won a first-place award in the Solidarity Tourism category for promoting accessible tourism for people with physical limitations. The award was recognized during the Sustainable Social Tourism Summit, held in Guanajuato, Mexico.
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