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Published on
Monday, February 3, 2025
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Costa
Rica will have a new official port and
marina at Coco
Beach,
located in Carrillo Canton in Guanacaste
Province, the Costa Rican Tourism
Institute (ICT) announced.
The
new Coco Marina will cater to boating,
fishing, and other recreational
activities, aiming to strengthen the
Pacific coastal region of Guanacaste as a
major hub for maritime tourism
development, said the institute.
The
Carrillo Municipal Council in Guanacaste
has confirmed the project and approved the
Association for the Development of Coco
Marina (ASODEMAC) as the concessionary
company responsible for the marina’s
development.
The new marina will be funded by private capital managed by ASODEMAC. While the total cost of the project has yet to be determined, officials expect the port to open in five years.
The
first construction phase will focus on
building access roads to the marina and
sea filling near the construction site.
After this, work will begin on the marina
itself, which will cover approximately 25
hectares and feature around 300 docking
spaces for boats ranging from 12 to 40
meters in length.
In
addition to the docking facilities, the
project will include administrative
offices, a boat storage area with
facilities for dry docking and launching,
a maintenance warehouse, fuel storage, a
distribution dock, an ice factory,
commercial areas, and parking.
The
construction of Coco Marina was approved
by the Interinstitutional Commission for
Marinas and Tourist Docks (CIMAT). Costa
Rica currently has
six marinas along its Pacific coast,
offering more than 1,000 docking spaces
and handling over 800 boat arrivals and
departures each month. About 50% of the
boats in these marinas are used for sport
and recreational fishing.
The Tourism Institute (ICT), is the government agency responsible for promoting tourism in Costa Rica.
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