Exploring Uvita, Costa Rica: Food, Waterfalls, Beaches, and the Issues facing Shark Conservation

In this video, I show my favorite things to do in Uvita, Costa Rica. Along the way, I discovered food, waterfalls, and adventures. But the biggest discovery occurred during my Scuba expedition.


At the end of the video, I interview and showcase my experience with my scuba instructors at Life Planet Project. In addition to all the fun things I did here, I also learned more about the problems and challenges facing shark conservation.

I didn't know until this trip that while Costa Rica has excellent ecological conservation projects, it is still lacking in its protections for marine life such as sharks, which are still hunted for commercial fishing industry in Costa Rica. Carolina and Davide, the conservationists who run the Life Planet Project, seek to change that.

0:00 - Introduction to Uvita
0:45 - Geography of Uvita
1:00 - Beaches, Playa Uvita, Whale's Tail Formation
1:40 - Food (Mosaic Sushi + Cabanas Los Laurales)
2:53 - Waterfalls (Uvita Waterfall)
3:30 - Waterfalls Part 2 (The hidden waterfall)
4:30 - Corcovado National Park
5:55 - Scuba Diving in Drake Bay with Life Planet Project
6:25 - What is Life Planet Project? The importance of eco awareness
11:00 - Gearing up for my first Scuba Dive
12:00 - The first scuba dive experience
12:20 - Welcome to the blue world
14:48 - Is scuba diving a good workout?
15:50 - How many calories do you burn scuba diving?
16:20 - The biggest issue facing marine and shark conservation in costa rica