Clean beaches

A total of 135 beaches along the Caribbean and Pacific coasts are displaying blue flags this week to let visitors know that their sands and waters are among the country's cleanest.

Saturday's event includes more than 40 locations where volunteers will gather to clean up Costa Rica's beaches.

Oceans generate oxygen, provide food and regulate the climate, among many other benefits.

Saturday's event includes more than 40 locations where volunteers will gather to clean up Costa Rica's beaches.

Three beaches will display blue flags with the maximum of five stars for the next 12 months, all of them on the Pacific coast.

A total of 110 beaches along the Caribbean and Pacific coasts are displaying blue flags this week to let visitors know that their sands and waters are among the country's cleanest.

The Ecological Blue Flag program this year awarded three Pacific beaches with flags portraying the maximum five stars. Four beaches will display the blue flag for the first time this year, including two at Cocos Island.

Here's a recap of what stood out to readers in March.

Five Pacific beaches were declared the cleanest in the country during Costa Rica's annual Ecological Blue Flag ceremony, held on Monday.