The drive from the airport started with cash and ended in a thunderstorm. It was a two-plus-hour trip from Liberia to Nosara, a coastal town in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province. So I settled in and ...

A chilled coconut, cracked open fresh, was waiting on the beach. After a grueling surf, battling rip currents, overhead sets of beachbreak chaos, and keeping an eye out for hungry crocodiles, the cold ...

Surfing is filled with “aha” moments: that flash when you finally “get it” and stand up on the board; that instant when you identify a rideable wave; that point when you ask yourself, ‘Why did I wait ...

Costa Rica, with its sun-kissed beaches and consistent swells, has long been a magnet for surfers worldwide. The country’s diverse breaks cater to all skill levels, from novices catching their first ...

The surf guide wearing the white sunglasses inspects the Pacific Ocean intently for several weighted seconds, then snaps his attention back to the tourists walking behind him on the rocky hill top ...

“Your pop-up was flawless,” my instructor, Andrea Diaz Coto, shouted from the water as I got on my nine-foot surfboard and started paddling toward her again. I had just ridden one of the many ...

Over the past couple decades, Costa Rica has become a destination for families around the globe in search of a bit more adventure and discovery than most typical tourist vacations typically provide.

A rendering of the Casa Del Cielo, the 11,000-square-foot solar-powered villa opening May 1 at Surf Synergy in Costa Rica. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Surf Synergy Surf Synergy, an all-inclusive surf ...

A Fall River native’s mission to provide surf therapy for children in need has expanded internationally, with a camp in Costa Rica that’s about to begin its second season. “We’re one of the fastest ...