Welcome

Francais – Español

Welcome to the official website for the Playa Hermosa Artificial Reef Project, located in the bay of Playa Hermosa just north of El Coco in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

The project has been affectionately nicknamed “CondoFish” for the fish habitats, or “condominiums” that we have constructed here. So far, things are moving along swimmingly. This is the first project of it’s kind to be approved by the Costa Rican government and as things move along, we hope that it will inspire more projects of it’s kind throughout Costa Rica. The fish and aquatic plant life are taking well to their homes and multiple species have already begun laying eggs on the structures. We see more and more life each time we dive down to the reef. Our History section gives detailed story of how this project started and where it’s headed.

For those interested in supporting the The Playa Hermosa Artificial Reef Project, Condofish units are now available for adoption 10 meters (30 feet) below the surface. How to Adopt a Reef?

To learn more about the drive and energy behind this venture please read the message from the founder: Spirit of the Reef.

Check the Latest Updates page to see the most recent news about the project.

14 Responses to “Welcome”

pat August 1, 2010 at 21:33 #

donde puedo enontarr info del proyecto en ESPAÑOL?

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- condofish August 2, 2010 at 09:40 #
  
  Estamos trabajando en la traducciónes. La página principal está escrito en español.
  
  http://condofish.wordpress.com/bienvenidos-espanol/
  
  Gracias!
  
  Thad
  
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Silvia September 18, 2010 at 15:13 #

Hi there!!… Quiero felicitarlos por la idea, es demasiado buena, acabo de ver unas fotos en la revista UTOPIA, y esta excelente

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Republic Polytechnic December 2, 2010 at 00:28 #

You’ve written a very well-written blog post.
If it’s ok with you, I would like to request permission to use your article as it fits to my topic. I will be glad to negotiate to pay you or hire you for this.

With Regards from
Republic Polytechnic

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Martin December 30, 2010 at 12:53 #

c’est un projet courageux .
Mais ça ne m’étonne pas du tout de la part de l’initiateur que j’ai bien connu …..
BRAVO et COURAGE car il en faut pour sauver notre planète ,intégrer le fait que tout doit commencer au début de la chaine alimentaire pour nourrir la poulation de plus en plus grandissante…..BRAVO

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- Christian January 2, 2011 at 10:40 #
  
  Martin?? Tu connais l initiateur du projet??
  
  Christian.
  
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Rene Desaulniers May 24, 2011 at 08:11 #

Hi Thad
If i look the archives the site has 1 year is it?

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- condofish May 24, 2011 at 15:01 #
  
  I do believe you are correct! I’llmake a post for the 1 year anniversary!
  
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Duncan June 16, 2011 at 02:16 #

with your permission, may we adopt your project in our area?

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condofish June 16, 2011 at 03:28 #

Anywhere projects like this pop up is good for the ocean! How may we be of assistance? Are you interested in visiting the project? We’d be happy to coordinate a dive.

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- duncan June 16, 2011 at 10:35 #
  
  our group is from the middle east and this type of project, we believe, would be ideal for our dive training area not only as an added attraction but to help sustain and flourish the marine inhabitants local to the area.
  
  thank you for setting – a cost efficient – example of setting up an artificial reef. we shall keep you updated with the progress of the project.
  
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Carlos Garcia October 13, 2011 at 14:08 #

Hola, primero que todo quería felicitarlos por esta idea tan innovadora y buena para con el medio ambiente, mi nombre es Carlos Garcia y soy el representante de una compañia de publicidad que estamos desarrollando un proyecto muy importante en el area de las playas de liberia, me gustaría hablar con usteds, cualquier informacion: carlos.stapperadvertising@gmail.com o a mi numero directo 88536728

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Wal January 25, 2012 at 04:33 #

Guys,
built a similar reef based on you design in Lagoa Uembje (totally flat bottomed salt-water lagoon in Mozambique) in December. Even before it was half built, it was occupied by a gaint crab, rockcod, seahorses, urchins, & a moray (in 1 day!)
This is so cool! – going to Moz to check it out in March (after 3 months. If this works – many more to follow:-)

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