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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.

Less than a two-hour drive from the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica’s central coast is the most accessible, most established, most tourist-oriented zone in the country. There’s dozens of ...

If Costa Rica's southern strip is known for one thing it’s the marquee lefthand pointbreak of Pavones, one of country's most celebrated waves. The region’s crown jewel is definitely worth the ...