During the summer months, algae blooms frequently wreak havoc on coastal communities all over the world. In Costa Rica, there are several factors that exacerbate the problem. Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Feb 12th, 2012 - Over the past few days, the communities on the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula, and the Gulf of Nicoya have suffered from a massive algae bloom that has wreaked havoc on loca...

Living in Costa Rica during the rainy season provides very specific challenges for those who are not prepared. This guide aims to provide some solutions to common problems faced by newcomers in their first rainy season in Costa Rica. Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, February 7th 2012 – This may seem a bit out of place; reading an article about the rainy season while we are in the midst of a particula...

In the past 30 years, Costa Rica has gone from a sleepy little coffee and banana producing country in Central America to one of the top tourist destinations in the world. Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, Feb 1st 2012 – Central America has had a very turbulent history over the past 150 years, and in many regions, instability is still the norm. However, throughout all of this chaos, one country has ris...

After two weeks of relatively no surf, Santa Teresa is hosting the first local contest of 2012. All the regulars have been training hard to get a good start this year, competition is sure to be fierce. Forbes Magazine recently ranked Santa Teresa as one of the top 10 beaches in the world. Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, Jan 27th 2012 - After two weeks of relatively no surf, the local population is l...

This is a guest post by Aaron Atkey, who is a member of Mambo Surf. Costa Rica has long been a hotspot amongst the international surf community. Through the 60’s and 70’s it was hailed as a far off mystical land of great waves, chilled locals, and epic adventures. What we are left with today in Costa Rica is very different than what was started so many years ago, but there are many surviving ...