Ban Should Aid Healthy Growth of Fish Populations. In a victory for artisan and sport fishermen throughout Costa Rica, new regulations were passed this month with the goal of protecting the offshore sailfish population for future sustainability of the industry and sport. While proponents for further protection of Costa Rica's sailfish and other sport fishing resources [...]

Filed under: Sports on December 30th, 2008 | No Comments »

The Climax of the Costa Rican football season kicked off last night with La Liga taking on the league favorites’ Saprissa. The game started off as any classic match does with some very tentative and cautious attacking play. Alajuela appeared the stronger side at the beginning with an early chance from Pablo Herrera which was [...]

Filed under: Costa Rica News, Sports on December 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

All Eyes Will Be On The Next Generation of Costa Rican Surfers. Bronzed bodies and adventure junkies will return to the daily Costa Rican headlines starting this weekend with the inauguration of the 2008-2009 Day Star National Surf Circuit (CNS). In this 9th edition of the year-long competition, Costa Rica’s top surfers will face off against [...]

Filed under: Surf on November 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

The Costa Rica National Team Aspires to 3rd Consecutive Appearance at FIFA World Cup. From the workplace to bars, Puerto Viejo to Tamarindo, football is a hot topic on the shores of Costa Rica and next Wednesday the national team, affectionately known as La Sele (Selección Nacional) head to El Salvador for their final match of [...]

Filed under: Sports on November 14th, 2008 | No Comments »

Nataly Bernold Catching a Wave (Photo: Philippe Demarsan) Costa Rica’s National Surf Team returned home to base camp yesterday, jubilant and elated with their victories in Portugal. They had been competing in the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG) in Costa de Caprica, in the province of Almada. The events lasted for eight days [...]

Filed under: Surf on October 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

The Annual Costa Rica Surf Tournament Offers Proceeds to a Local Orphanage. Before they set off to Portugal and those 2008 World Surfing Games, the Costa Rica Surf Federation (FSC) is preparing itself for the annual Torneo Beneficio de Surf, in its sixth year at Boca Barranca, Puntarenas. The contest helps finance programs and basic needs [...]

Filed under: Surf on September 12th, 2008 | No Comments »

Hundreds of People Participated in the 2nd Annual Tamarindo Marathon. This past weekend, more than 700 national and international athletes took part in the second annual “Tamarindo Beach Marathon” in Tamarindo, Guanacaste. The event brought together some of the most dedicated marathon runners in the world and helped to put Tamarindo on the map in the [...]

Filed under: Sports on August 19th, 2008 | No Comments »

Surfer Pilurzu Making Waves Internationally, on the Ocean and TV. Costa Rican surfer, Federico Pilurzu, was disqualified today from the Rip Curl Boardmasters Surf Skate and Music Festival in his first round of competition. The Costa Rican native came in last place in heat 5 in the round of 96 competitors, falling behind Australia’s Drew Courtney, [...]

Filed under: Surf on August 6th, 2008 | No Comments »

The Black Sands of Playa Hermosa will Host the World's Top Surfers in 2009. On Friday, the International Surfing Association (ISA) chose Costa Rica as host for 2009's World Surfing Games, in the Open category. The games will be held in Playa Hermosa, Jacó's black-sanded southern neighbor. To score such an honor, Costa Rica beat out [...]

Filed under: Surf on August 4th, 2008 | No Comments »

Pilurzu's Photo Was Featured on the ASP Website after a Strong Opening Performance. After holding on through the round of 96 competitors in the Srilankan Airlines Pro tournament, a part of the World Qualifying Series (WQS) that finishes this weekend in the Maldives, Tamarindo native Federico Pilurzu fell just short of competitors Hank Gaskell from Hawaii [...]

Filed under: Surf on June 12th, 2008 | No Comments »