The Banco Centro Americano de Desarrollo (BCIE) in conjunction with a Spanish group will be providing financing for a new aquarium in Punta Arenas. When finished in 2013 El Parque Marino del Pacífico will be 4,200 square meters in size. It will boast a 1,600 ton tank with a tunnel where people can observe Costa Rica’s marine species. The aquarium will house sharks, manta rays and other types of large fish.

The new aquarium is just one of the many projects that have revitalized Puntarenas over the last few years. The beach has been classified as a Blue Flag beach because of its cleanliness and improvements. Retirees can now take the New Caldera Highway from the Central Valley and be in Puntarenas in just a little over an hour. The new aquarium is just one of a growing list of activities you can participate in to stay busy in Costa Rica. Costa Rica cures everything! Pura vida!