Dirty Secret? Ha!
We must be referring to the human fecal matter on the beaches, not to mention the human urine.....A "green mecca"....yeah .....right.....when over 97% of the raw sewage is NOT treated and goes directly into the rivers and then into the ocean.
See:
http://wikileaks.c4ss.org/cable/2007/04 ... SE653.html"Summary. Costa Rica treats less than 3% of human waste, dumping
97% of its sewage into the nation's rivers that drain to the sea,
making the rivers little more than contaminated open drainage
ditches."
"Nationwide, Costa Rica currently treats only 2.6% of human waste
generated, ranking Costa Rica amongst the five worst countries in
Latin America. And the country is falling backward. The 2.6% figure
was revised down from 4% after the current Minister of Environment
challenged the inclusion of non-operative treatment systems in the
estimate.) The Central Valley area, which includes greater
metropolitan San Jose and nearly two million people, has an
antiquated sewage collection system with many underground lines
dating from mid-century that have rusted through. In some areas
sewage can be seen leaking into the streets. Despite the fact that
at least 100 new residential subdivisions have been added to the
network, there has been no extensive work on the Central Valley
sewer system since 1981. Nearly all waste enters the rivers that flow through San Jose
and drain into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Nicoya via the Rio
Grande de Tarcoles. Local residents know they should avoid beaches
in that area due to the "black waters".
