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   - Photo via Red Costarricense de Turismo Accessible -
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Published on Wednesday,
January 11, 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 Puntarenas Municipality
in the collection of plastic lids. The
builders applied eco-friendly
techniques such as implementing some
retractable walkways. They used
thousands of plastic lids. The
retractable walkways and chairs were
delivered to the Puntarenas Sports and
Recreation Cantonal Committee, an
organization in charge of installing
the portable walkway and enabling it
for visitors every day from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Costa Rica has a law in place, Law 7600, which regulates the tourism industry in the country to include accessibility to tourist sites for people with disabilities in places such as 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.
Puntarenas is the fifteenth beach with an access ramp to the sea coast, others are in the beaches of 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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