Many years ago, Pocho the crocodile died of natural causes in Siquirres, Costa Rica. The entire town threw him a funeral:
https://youtu.be/79-PmOnNhTw
Pocho was famous...
By the 1990s, Tamarindo and nearby surf spots — Witch's Rock, Ollie's Point — weren't exactly secrets, but the release of “Endless Summer II” really broke things wide open.