PAVONES, Puntarenas — I came to Pavones to learn about surfing, so first thing Wednesday morning I went down to the beach and walked up to a man holding the biggest camera I’ve ever seen, sitting on a ...

Near the border of Panama in the most southern area of Costa Rica scarlet macaws sound through the trees and the essence of pura vida is in the air. On the Pacific Coast, the remote town of Pavones ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It pains me to write this but Pavones is currently being demolished against the will of the locals to make way for ...

It’s been an incredible start to the season in Southern Hemisphere hotspots from Tahiti to Oaxaca to Costa Rica and plenty of places in between (if only California was so lucky). My Instagram feed has ...

A group of missionaries who surf have expanded to a remote part of Costa Rica, where people come from afar looking for the “perfect wave.” And maybe a little Jesus? A surfer riding a wave during a ...

When it comes to something as difficult to decode as a surf break, swell window or local crowd, nothing beats talking to someone who knows firsthand. And despite being one of Central America’s most ...

Picture this: you’re a kid, 21 years young. You have the biggest day of your life tomorrow; your entire family, friends, and country are counting on you. The whole world is watching. One wrong move, ...