The great blue hole of untCosta Rica seat the adventure sport world championship the top ten of the world’s most beautiful dive sites in Costa Rica, may 3, 2012 – is he for the first time in the history of the national sport won Costa Rica’s candidacy as a site of the adventure race World Championship 2013, the largest and most internationally-known event in the adventure sports. Pittsburgh Steelers may find this interesting as well. This it was announced by the Costa Rican Institute of tourism – official sponsor of the competition – and the head of the Adventure Race World Series, Craig Bycroft. According to johana Arguello, the organiser of the 2012 Costa Rica adventure race, the country has won the seat after an open term, which even the United States have attended. Costa Rica has punched out with his quality as a tourist destination, its lush nature, a paradise-like place, an excellent tourist infrastructure and sustainability as a differentiated element to the tourist activity. The event will be carried out between October and November 2013. The event brings together 90 Teams avier people, so a total of 360 competitors, the a distance of at least 700 kilometers will be put back. Take part in the competition between 26 and 30 countries from around the world, such as Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, who are the United States, Canada, France, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. At the Adventure Race World Series, there are 11 qualifying rounds all over the world, representing the preparation for the great adventure race World Championship.

The disciplines on the route to be covered are mountain bike, trekking (hiking in the mountains), sporting orientation (use of map and compass), Coastering (hike along the coast), kayaking in the sea, rafting, canyoning, and Canoping. The efforts to improve the emission compensation considered relevant aspect. Several actions, such as the planting of trees are carried out with the support of the participants and the organizers. Thus by international flights is to compensate for the CO2 emissions, to Costa Rica, as well as generated by the vehicles of the Organization and logistics will be worked.