Uvita (Costa Rica)

Uvita de Osa nicknamed Bitcoin Jungle, is a small town in southern Costa Rica, on a section of coastline known as the Bahía Ballena. It is notable for its widespread Bitcoin adoption, hosting an annual music event (Envision Festival) and being home to the Cola de Ballena (Whale's Tail) beach (Playa Uvita) which is one of the beaches comprising Marino Ballena National Park. Uvita has grown tremendously since the early 2000s and is the commercial center of the Costa Ballena region. Many expatriates from North America and Europe, particularly those who have an interest in Bitcoin, have moved to Uvita.

Bitcoin Jungle has gained international attention as one of several notable Bitcoin circular economies in Latin America, alongside Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador and similar projects in Brazil and Guatemala.

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