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Costa Rica Wins Its First Surfing Gold Medal in Regional Games History

Costa Rican surfer Rachel Agüero Cabezas won the women's shortboard title at the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Dominican Republic tpday, delivering...

El Salvador for First-Time Surfers: A Guide to Surf City and the Wild East

For decades, surfers chasing Central America's best waves flew straight past El Salvador on their way to Costa Rica. That's over. With year-round swells...

WSL Yellow Alert at Nazaré: What It Means for Latin American Big-Wave Surfers

The World Surf League has activated a yellow alert for the Tudor Nazaré Big Wave Challenge at Praia do Norte in Portugal. Incoming Atlantic...

El Salvador’s Surf City Reshapes Coastline Amid Tourism Boom

Along El Salvador's Pacific coast, a string of once-quiet surf towns now pulses with activity. President Nayib Bukele's Surf City program has transformed these...

Costa Rica Surf Film Festival Honors ‘Pura Vida Bodysurfing’ with Top Audience Award

Pura Vida Bodysurfing is an award-winning short film that strips surfing back to its essence—riding waves without a surfboard. Filmed across Costa Rica’s legendary...

Ivanka Trump Enjoys Surfing Vacation in Costa Rica

Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, is vacationing in Costa Rica, as confirmed by the General Directorate of Immigration (DGME) upon her...

Surfing in Costa Rica is Booming as Tourism and Economy Grow

The global economic market trend analysis firm STATISTA estimates that between 2025 and 2032, surf tourism will grow at an average annual rate of...

Costa Rica’s Hennessy narrowly misses podium in Olympic surfing

In a heartbreaking turn for Costa Rican fans, our national surfing star Brisa Hennessy came tantalizingly close to an Olympic medal at the Paris...

Brisa Hennessy Advances to Olympic Surfing Semifinals, Making Costa Rican History

Its moving fast at the Paris Olympics! Our own Brisa Hennessy has now made Costa Rican history by advancing to the semifinals after defeating...

Surfing Solidarity: Costa Rica’s Movement Against Illegal Instructing

Surf instructors from various Costa Rican beaches have joined forces to advocate for the employment rights of local instructors, amid concerns over foreigners with...

Bodysurfing in Costa Rica: A Life-Saving Skill for Surfers and Beachgoers

Often referred to as a “surfer’s paradise,” Costa Rica is one of the world’s top destinations for surf tourism. In fact, the Costa Rican...

Costa Rica Surfing: A Body Surfer’s Perspective

I am the guy out in the ocean, jumping, diving and riding waves without a surfboard. I am the guy who, just as a...

Surfing the Brown Wave in Brazil: The Amazon’s Pororoca

Surfing in the Brazilian Amazon begins with practitioners in the river, waist-deep in brown water, and a clap that starts the challenge: riding the...

Brisa Hennessy Qualifies for Paris 2024 Olympics: A Milestone for Costa Rican Surfing

Great news has just arrived for the surfing community of Costa Rica and the whole nation. Brisa Hennessy, a talented surfer and Costa Rican...
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Is Costa Rica Losing Its Tourism Edge in Central America?

Imagine that the seven nations of Central America are participants in a race. The race has no finish line. Instead it's an ongoing competition...

Cincinnati Open Opens This Weekend With Practices, Fan Events and New Attractions

The Cincinnati Open begins welcoming fans August 8 with open player practices, autograph sessions, Red Bull BassLine and a new 5K before competitive tennis begins.

Costa Rica Investigates Fernández and Chaves Over Police Director Appointment

Costa Rica’s Attorney General’s Office has opened a criminal investigation involving President Laura Fernández and Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves over the appointment of the...

Pesticide Runoff Is Quietly Draining Costa Rica’s Caribbean Tourism Economy

Decades of banana and pineapple chemistry have left a documented trail through Limón's rivers. The cost lands on the reefs, fisheries and certifications the Caribbean coast needs to compete.