The third event in the Costa Rican National Surf Circuit (CNS) will be held on Feb. 2 and 3 in Tamarindo. For the ladies, the competition isn’t limited to the water. The Miss Surf Organic and Natural competition, a type of beauty pageant which takes place at each CNS event, is making just as many [...]

Filed under: Surf on January 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The 2007-08 Costa Rica National Surf Circuit (CNS) will continue with its second competition this weekend in Playa Hermosa, just south of Jacó. The 3-star event, called Trofeo Op, will take place on Jan. 12 and 13, with surfers hitting the waves at 7am each day in front of the Hotel Backyard. Costa Rica Surf -- [...]

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La Liga, Saprissa and Heredia will star in a series of three 30-minute soccer games tonight during the 8th edition of "90 minutos por la vida" or "90 Minutes for Life". The event, which will take place at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in Tibás, San Jose, invites these three teams to face off against each [...]

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The epic battle between Costa Rican soccer teams La Liga and Saprissa ended with a 1-1 tie this past Sunday, which when combined with Saprissa’s 1-0 win in the first of the two games on Wednesday meant victory for the Purple Monster in this Costa Rica Opening Tournament semi-final.     Costa Rica Soccer -- Saprissa vs. [...]

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Large 4 to 6-foot waves set the stage for a high level of competition this past weekend at the first date of the 2007-2008 Costa Rican National Surf Circuit (CNS) in Jacó. Almost 200 surfers competed in the Copa Mango event, including many new faces -- a promising sign for the future of Costa Rican surf. Costa Rica Surf [...]

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The first of seven events, the 3-star Copa Mango, will take place this weekend in Playa Jaco for the 8th Costa Rican National Surf Circuit (CNS). The competition will take place in front of the Hotel Copacabana at 7am on Dec. 8 and 9. Costa Rica Surf -- Diego Naranjo

Filed under: Surf on December 7th, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Costa Rica Surf -- Jairo Wins Open Category in Reef Classic Costa Rican surfers continued to shine this past weekend when they took all but one of the major divisions at the Reef Classic Latin Pro ALAS Finals in Jaco Beach. Even though Brazilian Ernest Nunes won the Latin American Surf Association (ALAS) Latin & Caribbean [...]

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  Costa Rica News -- Playa Hermosa Surf A surf fanatic dream spot, Playa Hermosa. As an American surfer living in Costa Rica, the beach is a must every weekend. I live and work in San Jose, the capital city (the only city in Costa Rica) so getting to the surf is a constant activity of mine. With so many great [...]

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The Costa Rica National Surf team finished in fourth place this Sunday in the Panamerican Surf Games 2007 in Iquique, Chile. Gilbert Brown, a Puerto Viejo native, made history for the team with a third place finish. Brown topped the previous Costa Rican record in the Panamerican Surf Games' Open division, which was held by Federico [...]

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The Costa Rican National Surf Team was met with threats and was actually forced out of the water when they attempted to warm up for the 8th annual Panamerican Surf Games 2007 in Iquique, Chile this morning. Costa Rica Surf -- Nataly Bernold photo courtesy of Shifi Surf Shots

Filed under: Surf on November 2nd, 2007 | 1 Comment »