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but if get off the beaten path Costa Rica is still home to plenty of surprises. Other favorite Costa Rican surf zones include Playa Hermosa, Pavones, Mal Pais, Playa Negra and so many others.

Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast is an entirely different experience from its Pacific counterpart, in both atmosphere and wave options. If the Pacific side is characterized by playful beachbreaks ...

He identified five regions worldwide as so-called blue zones: Okinawa in Japan, Sardinia in Italy, Ikaria in Greece, Loma Linda in California – and the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica.