The local community where Pura Vida House is located at is called Paso Hondo.  It is roughly eight miles from some of the most exclusive beaches in the world, yet its residents rarely ever see the ocean.  Paso Hondo has an approximate population of 800 people, and each adult there makes an average of less [...]

I recently watched an interesting documentary on economics, globalization and our happiness levels, and it made me proud of what we’re creating here in Costa Rica.   One of the big things I took away from the film was that all of our economies around the world, the environment and our sense of community, worth [...]

In Dr. Hans Jagemann’s “Sports and the Environment: Ways towards achieving the sustainable development of sport,” he introduces a highly important subject: sports and the environment. Sports fulfill important functions to our daily lives, from promoting good health and physical activity to providing means of social gatherings and entertainment. However, the physical involvement of sports [...]

Article by Ken Belson, September 2, 2011, The New York Times Tennis balls are the lifeblood of every match, and as ubiquitous as rackets, shoulder bags and sweatbands. But the cans they come in create a mountain of garbage that the United States Tennis Association is working hard to recycle during the United States Open. [...]

Remember when you were a kid and would go out to play with your friends for endless hours at a time? Time would fly, it would be sheer happiness without a worry in this world. And when you would get back home you would be so tired and pretty much be ready for a quick [...]

Hi, hope you are having a productive week, but also setting time aside to have some fun! At Sports for Nature we are keeping quite busy the last couple of days organizing logistics for Tennis for Nature at Regency Sport & Health Club on Saturday, May 21st. We expect a ton of players from around [...]

Here’s a descriptive letter that our Golf in Costa Rica Team has prepared about Sports for Nature’s eco golf vacations to Costa Rica: Dear golfers, Do you want to play golf somewhere you’ve never played before? Want to practice your swing in paradise? Well, there’s good news for you … we have personally put together [...]

Hey, Due to the recent and wild success of Party for Nature at Tattoo Bar a few weeks ago, a new party has just been announced by the Sports for Nature Team at the same location. And guess what, the Polar Bear is back! Yes, you heard it right, party starts at 9pm but around [...]

Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well and having a great week so far! Uncharacteristically, today has been a slow day for me in the Sports for Nature offices. I’m waiting on a few things to get approved and placed on our Website so I decided to write a bit about simple things we [...]

Hello, Today I was playing tennis and a kid that was playing on the court right next to me saw the Sports for Nature t-shirt that I had on and asked what that was, and if it was a fun place located in the United States. I thought that was funny and told him that [...]