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Voters crowd the halls of one of San Pedro's voting centers, the Universidad Americana, east of San José on Feb. 4, 2018. Turnout in many rural areas was much lower. (Andrés Madrigal / The Tico Times)

Citizen Action Party supporters show their enthusiasm in San Pedro, east of San José. (Andrés Madrigal / The Tico Times) Supporters of Costa Rica's National Renovation Party react to the partial poll results for the presidential elections, in San José on Feb. 4, 2018. (AFP Photo / Jorge Rendón) UNUSUALLY DIVIDED, COSTA RICA LOOKS Costa Rica’s Elections 2018: AHEAD TO AN EASTER Two rounds and two realities ALVARO MURILLO SUNDAY ELECTION DAY Via Semanario Universidad

KATHERINE STANLEY osta Rica’s first-round election confirmed the huge impact of religion-driven voters, who represented halfa The Tico Times million votes (24.9 percent) in representation of the growing and dynamic evangelicals sector combined with the indispensable support of conservative forces within traditional Catholicism, the majority in Costa Rica. osta Rica is getting to know its two second-round The former journalist, Pentecostal preacher and legislator Fabricio now symbolizes something presidential candidates on a first-name basis – both Cmuch bigger than just his small party, National Restoration. He also represents the evangelical churches that work tire- because of the increased scrutiny each candidate lessly through prayers and social work to promote a “pro-life and pro-family” political agenda, which the Catholic Church will face now that a 13-person field has been has boosted less and less with each election. Cwhittled down to two, and because both candidates have At the polls on Feb. 5, Alvarado managed to hold onto his abrupt rise from the same last name. the middle of January. As unexpected as it looks, it isn’t a surprise, at least for Evangelical pastor Fabricio Alvarado, of the National those who have studied the evolution of religion in Costa Rica during the last Restoration Party (PRN), finished atop the field in the first 30 years. These three decades coincide with the increase of social inequality round of the country’s presidential elections on Feb. 4 fol- in the country, as demonstrated by numerous international studies. lowing a stunning surge from just 3 percent in December, For Laura Fuentes, expert in the sociology of religion and researcher at according to some polls, to 24.9 percent in the final tally, the National University (UNA), it was not a surprise seeing Fabricio Alvarado after an international court ruling made marriage equali- celebrating after the first round of voting. ty the sudden centerpiece of the campaign’s final weeks. “The Costa Rican elites have excluded a part of the population, and we His opponent in the runoff election, required in Costa Rica now see that evangelical churches have been fruitful, working for more than whenever no candidate captures 40 percent of the vote: for- 30 years with abandoned communities that have educational and labor in- Fabricio Alvarado (AFP Photo / Ezequiel Becerra) mer Cabinet minister Carlos Alvarado (no relation), of the stability or violent situations. There, the population has found support in the center-left Citizen Action Party (PAC), who finished with churches, which have complied with a role not only with affairs from the más 21.6 percent after a similarly stunning rise from the middle allá [heavenly or spiritual concerns], but also with things from the más acá or back of the pack just weeks before. [here and now], responding to the needs of care, housing, preparation of lead- Both candidates addressed jubilant (and pleasantly sur- ers or scattering.” The strategy has worked. prised) crowds of supporters as they kicked off the second By coming in second, Carlos Alvarado, a former Minister of Human De- phase of their campaigns: the weeks from now until Easter velopment and Labor, was able to surpass, at least for the moment, the ques- Sunday, when the two candidates will face off for the pres- tionings of President Luis Guillermo Solís’s administration and the criticism idency. of the PAC for corruption related to the cementazo, the case of traffic of influ- For more election coverage from The Tico Times in ences that dominated the beginning of the campaign in October. However, the the coming weeks, visit www.ticotimes.net/categories/ PAC, in leaving behind its label as an alternative party, faces the challenge of Carlos Alvarado (AFP Photo / Carlos González) Elections-2018. And read on for more perspectives and being accountable about the current administration. photos from the first of two hotly contested Election Days. The game of alliances for a second round has started with gestures and rumors, but it’s two months away, an eternity for the current political dynamics. . “Two months are craziness,” said analyst Daniel Zovatto, director of IDEA International, convinced that Sunday’s COVER: Tamarindo, northern Pacific election revealed huge changes in one country. Or two. Photo by Andrés Madrigal Read the full story at www.ticotimes.net/print 2018 HIGH SEASON SPECIAL EDITION 3 Why I believe Costa Rica will learn, heal and rise

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At three in the morning, the phone rang. You know, when it rings at that hour, that it’s not a good thing. You know. With our hearts in our hands, we took the call. Seven hours later we were at the wake for Priscila, sister of Mariana, dear friend of Victoria, my girlfriend. “She would have liked to know that you came,” Mariana said to me. “You know what? Yes- terday Pri asked, ‘What is Diego saying [about the election]?'” Mariana was trying to give me a Andrés Madrigal / The Tico Times smile. I was trying to give her a hug. I walked away, thinking: What would I have told her? On Sunday Pri was in a bed, in a , sad, because she wanted to vote and she couldn’t. Worried, like so many of us, about her country. I would have told you, Pri, that because I am my mother’s son, I’m obliged to be an optimist, always. I’m not worried; I’m inspired. I’m filled, not with doubts, but with certainties: Costa Rica will come out of all this bigger, more loving and more understanding. Costa Rica will learn, heal and rise. I would have told you that I am grateful, because once more, we celebrated free elections and listened to the voice of the people, which, as Vicentico says, is the voice of God. And that’s what this is about, Pri: listening. Today, more than ever, we have to be capable of offering our fellow citizens our best face, of opening our hearts, of practicing empathy. Of understanding that this is a task that all of us must complete together. The children’s vote in Costa Rica is an unofficial but cherished tradition. A. Madrigal / TT I would have told you that it is time to build bridges, reach agree- ments and move forward. It is time to remember everything that has made this country great, and value all the potential it has to continue to grow – step by step in the right direction, which is the direction of our common good. I would have told you that we are going to take advantage of this moment to get more interested, to get more involved, to participate. This is a civic awakening: that’s what I feel. More and more people Andrés Madrigal / The Tico Times care. There is no better scenario than that. I would have told you, Pri, Andrés Madrigal / The Tico Times that I will never forget that in the final hours of your life, you were worried about your country. Then I would have made you a promise: that during all the hours left to me, I will never stop thinking about how to contribute something from my own little trench to address those worries. I would have thanked you, Pri, and I would have told you that I hope never to let you down. Finally, I would have told you that you can rest in peace, because many good people are going to take care of your country. They love it as much as you did. — Diego, February 5, 2018

This piece was originally published on Facebook by Costa Rican writer Diego Delfino, founder of the news analysis and opinion website delfino.cr. It was translated and republished by The Tico Times with his permission. For more election coverage from The Tico Times in the coming weeks, visit www.ticotimes. net/categories/Elections-2018. And read on for more perspectives and photos from the first of two hotly contested Election Days. (AFP Photo / Carlos González) 4 A tale of two Costa Ricas: hope, inequality and an hour on the train

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onsidering how much I love the idea of trains in The journey was a bit of a revelation – or, rather, a plained to the rest of us, gesturing at the neighborhood general, and San José’s Tren Urbano specifically, heightened view of everything I consider the essence of passing by outside our windows: garbage, kids on bikes, it’s embarrassing how long it took me to hop Costa Rica. Everything I love, and love to hate, and thor- rusty roofs and slanty tin walls. “Es un precario.” Caboard for a ride to and from Cartago. I’d ridden oughly dislike about my adopted country flashed by out- I pictured a skinny boy jumping up and down on a the train eastward from games at the National Stadium – by side the open windows (why is it that when it comes to dusty slope, realizing that he had hit the target. Even though far the best way to get away from the jam-packed streets Costa Rica, I can only seem to use the word “hate” in the we were rumbling along fairly slowly, it would be deeply surrounding Sabana Park after any major event – but never phrase “love to hate”?). I was transfixed by what was out- satisfying to aim just right and get something through that from my home, just east of San José, to the former capital. side those windows. I’d returned to the source. little window. I finally remedied this one Saturday, along with my Most any journey by car or bus in greater San José is, “It’s one thing to be poor. It’s another to be a good-for- husband and daughter. As we waited for the train at the well, less than life-affirming. You’ll see traffic, fast-food nothing,” said a man across the aisle. station in de , it was inevitable, given chains, pedestrians risking their lives as they sprint across “Es que esta es la chusma,” said the lady. This is the my obsession with Costa Rican slang, that I would won- streets, big-box stores holding court in increasing numbers. riffraff. She rose to close the window next to the four- der aloud whether there are any choice costarriqueñismos And thanks to the tendency to live “del portón pa’dentro,” top she shared with what appeared to be her husband and related to trains. My husband was momentarily stumped. as one person once described it to me – hidden behind a big granddaughter. The man across the aisle did the same. “¿Que no le deje el tren?” I suggested. front gate or wall, and probably a series of locks – there are The object rolled to a stop at my feet. It was a small, “Sure,” he said. “That’s in general, for not being left precious few of the glimpses of family life that can enliven tan, plastic container of West Country deodorant. behind in some way; or, in the past, it was often used to travel through the streets of some other cities I’ve known. Our fellow passengers opened the windows about ten describe women who hadn’t yet been married. ‘La dejó el The train, however, cuts through these barriers. You minutes later as the train pulled into the extraordinary dec- tren’ meant that she’d never gotten hitched.” chug through graffiti-heavy underpasses and peer into adence of the suburbs past the town of Tres Ríos. There, As I pondered the charming linguistic gifts bestowed lush backyards. You gaze into someone’s kitchen window as Tres Ríos turns into Curridabat, train riders get inside upon unmarried women in many languages, our particular right next to the tracks and wonder how on earth the wom- glimpses of houses that are more like castles, homes whose train trundled up to our stop. We were off: up the hill to an pouring into her mug, so close you can see the luxuries are normally hidden behind massive gates and Cartago, off the train for a short visit to the Mercado Mu- steam, has gotten used to the sound and vibrations. We saw armed guards. There are crystalline pools ringed by world- nicipal and the Ruins, and then back. a man and his son buying chips at the pulpería; a semicir- class landscaping; broad, inviting tennis courts; rolling cle of bare butt-cracks where lawns. a group of workers were I watched all of this and thought: Costa Rica, que no squatted around the back of nos deje el tren. a pickup for an impromptu I didn’t mean some shiny bullet train on the fast track lunch in a vacant lot; back- to the developed world – not that that’s necessarily on the sides of the architectural horizon. I meant this very train, clunky and slow, with its variety, as well, in the form faded seats and scratched windows. of the rear of some very May we not be left behind by this train and all it sees ugly new buildings; breath- during its brief voyages through the Central Valley. May taking views of ravines and we not miss the opportunity it represents. cafetales; mounds of trash; The opportunity of this car, where people of many people waving to us; a child walks of life – not all, but many – filed into the same seats whirling, for some reason, in a cimarrona costume in his and experienced the same things, with all the annoyances family’s back patio. At many and friction and humor and real, human interactions that points along the route, we come when we emerge from our social circles. The oppor- saw glimpses of Costa Ri- tunity to ride shoulder-to-shoulder on public transporta- can life that haven’t changed tion, instead of in the plush isolation of the cars that are much since my husband, choking this city. now 39, was a little boy. A reminder, however fleeting, that this country’s ex- We also got a unique tremes of wealth and poverty are actually close neighbors, view of the drastic inequality whether or not we care to see this. A tiny open window that was not the same back between these realities many people work very hard to then, when he played among isolate – even if, on this trip, all that came through was a these coffee plants. Not to the deodorant container. same degree we see today. Both San José and Costa Rica face massive challenges: Just minutes after leav- giving the city room to breathe, alleviating its transporta- ing Cartago on the last train tion nightmares, integrating development with the envi- of the day, headed back to ronment, finding economic and social solutions that can San José, all the riders in somehow slow and reverse the accelerating concentration our car were startled by an of wealth in a country that long boasted of its strong middle object that seemed to drop class. from the ceiling at top speed. It’s an uphill climb, but as I alighted from the train with We looked at each other in a tired four-year-old tica hanging from my arms, I realized momentary confusion. After one thing gives me hope. It’s the fact that so many of the a second or two, we realized smartest, most creative and most passionate people I know, that it had been thrown in often driven by a natural sense of solidarity, all with an through one of the open win- underlying, even if unspoken, commitment to peace – so dows. many of them, so many, are Costa Rican. And I’ll hitch my “This is a slum,” one car to theirs anytime. well-groomed señora ex- www.ticotimes.net/categories/maeology Fresh Roasted Craft Coffee from Costa Rica Delivered to your Door

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What challenges did you face when building the home? RP: I think it’s the same challenges that anyone would face when building a home anywhere in Costa Rica. As you know, there’s an import tax, so some of the things that you might want for your house can be really expensive be- cause of that. NH: An experienced builder can help take you through all that, as opposed to some of the stories that we’ve heard. RP: I think that helped a lot. That’s why we chose a com- munity like this versus just buying a parcel somewhere like a big farm and developing it all ourselves.

What advice would you give people who are trying to build their dream home? RP: Make sure you’re in a community that’s too big to fail. Enough homes with enough investment. Moving to Costa Rica NH: Talk to your builder and ask to see the homes that he built. It’s nice to have a builder who says: “I can show Photos by Elizabeth Lang / The Tico Times you 20…. I did this house, I did that house.” The knowl- edge that he has from experience gives you a little bit more ELIZABETH LANG How did you end up in Costa Rica? trust.” The Tico Times RP: I was on board with the idea faster. My wife’s more What helped you continue building the pragmatic. You know: “Oh my gosh. How are we going to house when most people would give up? RASILITO – Building a dream home is a difficult sell everything and leave?” At some point I got this mys- Btask wherever you are – starting with finding the tery illness; I think it could’ve been just stress, but I lost 40 NH: A good sense of humor. perfect site, the best vista, the best amenities and the pounds in a couple of weeks. I couldn’t eat anything. They RP: One funny story about getting the permits that’s in her community you want to live in. Such was the case for the never did find out what was wrong with me. book “An Acre in Paradise“: The plans had been sitting for U.S. couple Rob Pisani and Nadine Hays, who moved to NH: That’s when I changed my mind… We needed a hap- a while in the municipality, and at one point the municipal Costa Rica 10 years ago in search of a happier and simpler pier lifestyle, a simpler lifestyle, and that was the begin- building was damaged and they moved into a hotel. Now lifestyle. ning of the search. the office we had to go to was in a hotel room, and the man Before moving to Costa Rica, they lived in Brooklyn, RP: I had my eye on Costa Rica for a long time because New York, and worked as chiropractors; their lives were all of the things you already know. The crime is minimal. hurried and hectic. Pisani always dreamed of moving to The people are extremely nice and extremely welcoming… Costa Rica, but his wife was skeptical. When Pisani came The biodiversity. The animals. The mountains. The oceans. down with a mysterious illness, however, they both decid- The volcanoes. ed it was time to leave their country in search of an adven- ture in Costa Rica – and a calmer pace. Where did you live in Costa Rica before Once the couple arrived, they lived in various places, including the mountains of Grecia, Alajuela, where Hays coming here to Guanacaste? wrote “Happier than a Billionaire,” the first book in what RP: We lived in Grecia for four years. That’s where she wrote the [first] book. NH: We moved to Huacas. That’s where I wrote the second book about moving to the beach, because it real- ly is different. That’s what I try to tell people. That’s what’s so much fun about Costa Rica. Living in the moun- tains almost feels as a different coun- at the desk said: “This is only in Costa Rica.” try in some aspects than when you come down to the beach. NH: We stood in front of the abandoned city hall and Rob’s just like, “How could they not be here? Where are they?” RP: Then she wrote a guidebook… we We were looking in and a tico came up and saw that we took six months and went around the were confused. “They moved. Hotel.” And they always say entire country. meters. 200 metros. What is that? We’re so confused. What convinced you to RP: So when we go and check on the plans, the official was like: “Yeah, I think I have your plans. Hold on.” And he build the home here and goes to the bathroom and here are all our plans on the toilet. stay? Our plans were literally in the shitter. There was no water in the toilet, but still, they were in a toilet, and he said: “Let RP: We always had a dream of be- me get out your plans from the toilet.” has become a popular series chronicling the phases of their ing able to wake up, look out the window and then see Costa Rican journey and providing advice to other would- the ocean… that was part of it. One thing we both real- NH: It was so perfect for the beginning of the building be residents. They traveled throughout the rest of the coun- ly missed when we lived in Grecia, that we wanted to be process. That was a great place to start [laughs]. try before eventually deciding to settle in the beach town of part of our experience, was howler monkeys. If you had to RP: This is what I say: Be flexible. Have an open mind Brasilito on the northwestern Pacific coast. narrow it down to why we moved to this area it would be because in the end, we got the permit. It was ok. It didn’t After deciding to build a home in the Mar Vista De- monkeys, I think. It’s the monkeys’ entire fault. matter that our plans were in the toilet. It didn’t make any velopment there, they faced many challenges including an Also this area is easier to live in on a daily basis. If you difference in the end. incident in which their building plans ended up in the toilet need a part for your car, you can find it here. If you need a – literally. The Tico Times sat down with Pisani and Hays top-notch medical facility, you have places to choose from. For more on this story, visit on a sunny Guanacaste morning to chat about their life in There are emergency services 10 to 15 minutes from the Costa Rica. Excerpts follow. house that will come with an ambulance. www.ticotimes.net/print 2018 HIGH SEASON SPECIAL EDITION 7

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ver since the Olympic committee announced that surfing would be included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Costa Rican athletes in the sport have recast their competitive goals around obtaining a spot on the national team that will travel Eto Asia for the historic moment. And they have the Costa Rican Surf Federation (FSC) in their corner as well, helping to get the best of the best ready. The FSC has focused on activities and contests that will ultimately determine a group of surfers to send to Japan. In previous years, the national rankings from the kölbi Circuito Nacional de Surf (CNS,) presented by INS JOVEN, were a major factor in determining a preliminary group that worked to become the Costa Rica National Surf Team, testing the waters by attending international events such as the various International Surf Association (ISA) World Surf- ing Games. In addition, the champions of the KIA Circuito Guanacasteco de Surf have come into play. Surfers’ performances at a number of Latin American contests, and skills Visit Amazing demonstrated on the World Surf League’s (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) dates all around the globe, are also factors now considered in selecting a team. Río Celeste The Federation has also worked with the National Olympic Committee here in Costa Rica to identify a number of surfers who are most likely to come to the head of the pack. Some of these guys and gals already had their Olympic-style debut, when, for the first-time ever, the Central American Sports Games included surfing on its agenda last December in Nicaragua. That’s because this competition was an Olympic-sanctioned event, and was a precursor to the debut of surfing in Tokyo. Under the guidance of Costa Rica’s surf coach Jim Hogan at Playa Maderas in San Juan del Sur, Rivas, against teams from , El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua, the Ticos earned four gold, two silver and two bronze medals. Those golds were won by Carlos Muñoz of Esterillos in the Open, Leilani McGonagle • Our 18 rooms enjoy amazing views • Three delicious meals of Pavones in Women’s, the entire team medal, and the Tag Team. on 2 volcanoes, rainforest, our lush included in our rates. “The fact that the selected Costa Rica team earned gold was because the level here was gardens and gorgeous sunsets. • The main attraction is Río very high,” said Muñoz at the time. “I have been in several Central American finals but • Included: Wash basin, hairdryer, hot Celeste plus we offer a wide here in Nicaragua was the first Olympic medal.” shower and toilet, cloth-hanging and variety of tours in the area. Leilani McGonagle added: “I am honored to be part of this team. I worked very hard shelving. Two handicapped facilities. to achieve this result, it has been a super good, fun team. Pura vida and thanks to all for the support.” Tel: (506) 2278-6628 For Costa Rica’s professional surfers, there is a lot more to come in 2018. E-Mail: [email protected] www.celestemountainlodge.com Read the full story at www.ticotimes.net/print Granada Granada (Nicaragua) Want to live or be a (Nicaragua) LA CRUZ PUNTA SALINAS Garita LAGO DE PUNTA SALINAS Garita LAGO DE Isla Bolaños Santa Cecilia NICARAGUA Isla Bolaños Santa Cecilia NICARAGUA

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International Airport PANAMÁ Build now or later, a true Costa Rica Real Estate opportunity! Rain Forest Aerial Tram Pan American Highway P.N. National Park Terraba Laguna Sites Playa Tortuga Coronado Corcovado Airstrip Primary Highways R.B. Biological Reserve Potrero Playa Zancudo (Paradise Air Destination) Colinas Zancudo Canoas P.N. Isla del Coco Primary Roads GrandePlaya PUERTO Laguna R. Reserve Pueblo Colorado Secondary Roads Corcovado Pavo JIMÉNEZ Nuevo SCALE 1:200,000 Playa Platanares Unpaved Roads R.F. Forest Reserve Palmar Norte Sirena Madrigal Trail B.N. National Forest Carate Agua Playa Pavones La Cuesta CORTÉZ Palmar Sur Coto Brus Buena Laurel Gas Station Río Terraba R.V.S. National Wildlife Refuge BOCA CHICA Jabillo Playa Provincial capital Carate Playa Carbonera BOCA ZACATE Humedal Gutierrez González Large towns Braun Viquez ManglaresTérraba-Sierpe Higo Small towns Turtle Protection Area Sierpe CABORío Coto MATAPALO Brus Volcano BOCA GUARUMAL Sabanilla Surfing Spots PUNTA BANCO International Airport Rain Forest Aerial Tram PUNTA BURICA SAN VITO Sabalito Isla Violín Located approximately Airstrip Sites Chacarita (Paradise Air Destination) Playa Colorada 480 km southwest Río Chocuaco P.N. Piedras Mogos Blancas Cañas of Costa Rica Drake Agua Buena Gordas Esquinas R.B. Isla BAHIA DRAKE Laguna Rincón del Caño Chocuaco Río Claro Playa R.V.S. Golfito San Josecito San Pedrillo GOLFITO GOLFO Playa Cacao NEILY LEGEND PROTECTED AREAS PUNTA LLORONA DULCE Coto 47 P.N. Corcovado Pan American Highway P.N. National Park Laguna Primary Highways Corcovado Playa Zancudo R.B. Biological Reserve Zancudo Canoas Primary Roads Playa PUERTO Laguna R. Reserve Pueblo Colorado PUNTA BURICA Secondary Roads Corcovado Pavo JIMÉNEZ Nuevo Playa Platanares Unpaved Roads R.F. Forest Reserve Sirena Madrigal Trail B.N. National Forest Carate Agua Playa Pavones La Cuesta Buena Laurel Gas Station R.V.S. National Wildlife Refuge Playa Provincial capital Carate Playa Carbonera González Large towns Viquez Turtle Protection Area Higo Small towns CABO MATAPALO Volcano Surfing Spots PUNTA BANCO International Airport Rain Forest Aerial Tram Airstrip Sites (Paradise Air Destination)

PUNTA BURICA Granada (Nicaragua)

LA CRUZ PUNTA SALINAS Garita LAGO DE Isla Bolaños Santa Cecilia NICARAGUA PUNTA DESCARTES Río Hacienda LOS CHILES PUNTA DE SAN ELENA Brasilia Volcán Orosí Birmania Santa Rita San José Playa Guajiniquil Medio Queso Boca del PUNTA río San Juan BLANCA Cuaniquil Delicias Dos Ríos Cuatro Bocas NICARAGUA PUNTA UPALA Playuelitas CASTILLA P.N. Santa Rosa Volcán Rincón de la Vieja Pavón Isla Murciélagos Río Negro García Flamenco Laguna Amparo Santa Rosa P.N. Rincón Canaleta Caño Negro Playa Nancite de la Vieja R.V.S. Playa Naranjo Aguas Claras Bijagua Caño Negro Río Pocosol Cañas Río Colorado Granada Dulces Volcán Miravalles Caño Ciego Granada (Nicaragua) GOLFO DE Estación Volcán Tenorio (Nicaragua) Horizontes Guayaba Boca del PAPAGAYO P.N. Volcán Buenavista San Jorge río Colorado Miravalles P.N. Volcán Río Frío Barra del Colorado Pto. Culebra Fortuna SAN RAFAEL Isla Huevos Tenorio Río San Carlos LA CRUZ DE GUATUZO Laurel Boca Tapada Río Colorado Canal PUNTA SALINAS LA CRUZ PUNTA SALINAS Tenorio Galán R.V.S. Garita LAGO DE Garita Panamá LAGO DE Sta Isla Bolaños Santa Cecilia Isla Bolaños Santa Cecilia Playa Panamá Sto. Rosa Medias Barra del Colorado NICARAGUA NICARAGUA Salitral Tierras Laguna Cabanga Providencia Río Toro PUNTA DESCARTES Playa Hermosa Cole Domingo Río Hacienda PUNTA DESCARTES Río Hacienda Guardia Morenas San Gerardo LOS CHILES Playa del Coco El Coco LOS CHILES Venado Chambacú PUNTA DE SAN ELENA Playa Ocotal Comunidad Río Tenorio Pangola Brasilia PUNTA DE SAN ELENA Brasilia Arenal Boca de Arenal Chaparrón Boca del

Birmania Río Chirripó Volcán Orosí PUNTA GORDA Birmania BAGACES río Tortuguero Santa Rita San José Medio Queso Volcán Orosí Ocotal Caño Negro Boca Río Sucio Playa Guajiniquil Santa Rita Playa Pan de Azúcar Boca del San José Medio Queso TILARÁN PUNTA Playa Guajiniquil río SanSardinal Juan VeracruzBoca del San Rafael BLANCA Cuaniquil Delicias PUNTA Playa Potrero Potrero Liberia Río río San Juan Tortuguero BLANCA PUNTA Laguna Muelle Altamira Muelle Dos Ríos Cuatro Bocas CuaniquilNICARAGUA Delicias Río Corobici Volcán Playuelitas Playa Flamingo UPALA Dos Ríos Cuatro Bocas CASTILLA FILADELFIA R.B. Lomas Arenal NICARAGUATanque Llanos PUNTA P.N. Santa Rosa Playa Brasilito UPALA Río Tempisque Playuelitas Arenal de Barbudal Hda. Lost CASTILLARío Sarapiquí PUERTO VIEJO Volcán Rincón de la Vieja P.N. Santa Rosa Flamingo Pital Río Sucio Río Negro Pavón Playa Conchal Tamarindo CAÑAS Canyon Canal Isla Murciélagos Laguna Amparo Volcán Rincón de la Vieja Belén Platanar Río Tortuguero P.N. García Flamenco Canaleta Caño Negro Puerto Viejo Cartagena Río Negro Pavón Tortuguero Santa Rosa P.N. Rincón Isla Murciélagos Laguna Amparo Chachagua La Virgen Tigres Playa Nancite García Flamenco P.N. de la Vieja R.V.S. P.N. RincónHuacas Canaleta BolsónCaño Negro Bebedero Florencia Amigos Tres Río Playa Naranjo Aguas Claras Santa Rosa CABO VELAS Las Ortega Río Cañas P.N. Arenal San Isidro Jabillo Aguas Laguna Río Cuarto Bijagua Caño Negro Río Pocosol Playa Nancite Baulasde la Vieja Portegolpe R.V.S.P.N.Palo Verde San Cañas Río Colorado Playa Grande Zarcas Dulces Caño Ciego Playa Naranjo Aguas Claras Talolinga Miguel Río Pocosol Río Cuarto Estación Volcán Miravalles Playa Tamarindo BijaguaSta. Caño Negro Santa Elena Tigra Vieja CIUDAD Horquetas GOLFO DE Volcán Tenorio Cañas Playa RíoLangosta Colorado Pto. Humo Sierra Horizontes Guayaba Dulces Boca del Barbara Caño Ciego QUESADA Buenavista San Jorge Volcán Miravalles río Colorado JUNTAS San Miguel Parismina PAPAGAYO P.N. Volcán GOLFO DE Estación Río Jiménez Río Frío Buenavista Guayaba VolcánGuaitil Tenorio P.N. Juan Boca del Boca del río Parismina Miravalles P.N. Volcán Horizontes Playa Avellana Barra del Colorado Río Bebedero Laguna Hule

Fortuna Lagarto Río Pto. Culebra SAN RAFAEL PAPAGAYO San JoséP.N. Volcán Buenavista San Jorge Castro Blanco Cariblanco río Colorado Tenorio Río San Carlos 27 de abril Río Frío La Irma Canal Isla Huevos Río Colorado Canal SANTA CRUZ Rio Balsa DE GUATUZO Laurel Boca Tapada Pinilla P.N. Volcán Guacimal Zapote Barra del Colorado Tenorio Sta Galán FortunaPargosR.V.S.Miravalles Pto. Moreno Panamá Pto. Culebra Playa Negra SAN RAFAEL Pozo P.N. Volcán Playa Panamá Laguna Sto. Rosa Isla Huevos Medias Barra del Colorado Tenorio P.N. Arizona Río San Carlos Quebrada Salitral Cabanga Providencia Río Toro Laurel Laguna Río Colorado Canal Playa Hermosa Tierras Domingo Paraiso BarraDE GUATUZO Azul HondaBoca TapadaPalmital Poás GUACIMO Guardia Morenas Cole Tenorio Colorado Sta Galán R.V.S. GUAPILES Playa del Coco San Gerardo Chambacú Panamá Playa Junquillal B.N. Diriá Honda Copal Volcán Poás Río Reventazón El Coco Venado Playa Panamá Sto. Rosa Abangarito Sarmiento Unión Medias ZARCEROBarra del Colorado Varablanca Pocora Playa Ocotal Comunidad Río Tenorio Pangola Laguna Providencia Río Toro Canal Arenal Boca de Arenal Chaparrón Salitral BocaTierras del CabangaQuebrada Playa Hermosa Río Chirripó Cole Domingo P.N. Braulio Carillo Rain Forest Aerial Tram PUNTA GORDA Ocotal BAGACES BocaGuardia Río Sucio Morenas río Tortuguero Honda Caño NegroPlaya del Coco Playa Lagarta Nicoya San Gerardo Chambacú Sardinal (Atlantic) Playa Pan de Azúcar Sardinal TILARÁN El CocoSan Rafael Venado Pto. Jesús Pájaros NARANJO Sacramento Volcán Barva Playa OcotalVeracruz Comunidad MarbellaRío Tenorio Curime Isla Chira Chaparrón Pangola SIQUIRRES

Río Liberia Río Miramar Boca del Playa Potrero Potrero Muelle Tortuguero Arenal Boca de Arenal Laguna PUNTA AltamiraGORDA Muelle Mansión SAN RAMÓN Río Chirripó SARCHI San José río Tortuguero Batán Río Corobici Volcán BAGACES Matambú Yerbabuena Playa Flamingo Ocotal Isla Pájaros Boca Río Sucio de la Montaña Florida FILADELFIA R.B. Lomas Arenal Tanque Llanos San HOJANCHA Caño NegroAranjuez GRECIA MATINA Playa Brasilito Río Tempisquede Barbudal Arenal Lost Playa Pan de Azúcar Sardinal TILARÁN Isla Berrugante Veracruz San Rafael PALMARES Hda. Río Sarapiquí PUERTO VIEJO Juanillo Canal Flamingo Pital Liberia Río Río Sucio San Pablo Volcán Turrialba Playa Conchal CAÑAS Playa Potrero Potrero Playa Ostional Canal R.F. Monte Alto Chomes Tortuguero Estrada Tamarindo Canyon P.N. Laguna Muelle Altamira Muelle Belén Platanar Río TortugueroRío Corobici VolcánCARMONA GOLFO DE NICOYA P.N. Volcán Puerto Viejo Cartagena Playa Flamingo Tortuguero Arenal Isla Bejuco Río Barranca ALAJUELA Chachagua La VirgenFILADELFIATigres R.B. Lomas Río Nosara Corozal TanqueIsla Llanos Turrialba Playa Bonita P.N. Playa Brasilito Río Tempisquede Barbudal Arenal Lost Venado Pascua Isla Uvita

Huacas Bebedero Amigos Tres Río Playa Nosara Isla Caballo Río Sarapiquí PUERTO VIEJOATENAS CABO VELAS Las Bolsón Río Cañas Florencia Flamingo Hda. Nosara PUNTARENAS ESPARZA Ortega P.N. Arenal Jabillo Aguas Jicaral Pital Río Sucio HEREDIA Volcán Irazú Moín San Isidro Laguna Río Cuarto CAÑAS Canjel Canal Baulas Portegolpe P.N.Palo Verde San Playa Conchal Zarcas Tamarindo Canyon Lepanto P.N. P.N. Volcán SANTA CRUZ M.N. Playa Grande Miguel Puerto Viejo Belén Playa Pelada Platanar Río Tortuguero Guayabo Playa Tamarindo Talolinga Vieja CartagenaRío Cuarto Cerro Azul Tortuguero Irazú Sta. Sierra Santa Elena Tigra CIUDAD Horquetas Chachagua Isla San Lucas Playa CalderaLa Virgen Tigres LIMÓN Playa Langosta Barbara Pto. Humo P.N. Playa Doña Ana

QUESADAHuacas Bolsón Bebedero Juan Amigos Tres Río Río Jesús María SANTA ANA CABO VELAS Las San Miguel Ortega Río Cañas ParisminaP.N. Arenal Cuajiniquil JabilloNaranjoFlorencia AguasIsla Guayabo SAN PABLO JUNTAS Río Jiménez de LeónSan Isidro Laguna Río Cuarto OROTINA Bomba Guaitil BuenavistaBaulas P.N. JuanPortegolpe P.N.Palo Verde San Boca del río Parismina Zarcas COLÓN JUAN VIÑAS TURRIALBA Playa Avellana Río Bebedero Playa Grande Laguna Hule ESCAZÚ Pacuare Río

Río Lagarto Río Castro Blanco Miguel San José La Irma Playa Tamarindo Cariblanco Talolinga Tigra Vieja Río Cuarto Beverly 27 de abril SANTA CRUZ Rio Balsa Sta. Canal Santa ElenaJabillo CIUDAD Horquetas Río Banano Pinilla Guacimal Playa Langosta Zapote Barbara Pto. Humo Sierra Pargos Pto. Moreno QUESADAIsla Cedros Playa Tivives Tarbacia ASERRÍ La Suiza Moravia Playa Negra P.N. Pozo Quebrada P.N. Volcán JUNTAS Zapote San Miguel CARTAGOParismina San Andrés Arizona Laguna Punta Islita BuenavistaPaquera Río Jiménez Tucurrique Paraiso Barra Azul Honda Palmital Poás Guaitil GUACIMO P.N. JuanIsla Negritos San Rafael PURISCAL Boca del río Parismina Colorado Playa Avellana GUAPILESRío Bebedero Carrillo Laguna Hule Honda Copal Río Reventazón Río Tárcoles PARAISO Playa Junquillal B.N. Diriá ZARCEROSan JoséVolcán Poás Varablanca Lagarto Río Playa San Miguel CurúCastro Blanco Tarbaca Corralillo Atirro Platanillo Abangarito Sarmiento Unión 27 de abril Pocora La Irma Cariblanco Pozos Canal Boca del río Estrella SANTA CRUZ Canal Rio Balsa Isla Tortuga Pejibaye Quebrada Pinilla P.N. Braulio Carillo Rain Forest Aerial Tram Guacimal Zapote P.N. Carara Orosi Honda Pargos Pto. Moreno Playa Coyote SAN IGNACIO Penshurt Playa Lagarta Nicoya Sardinal Playa Negra (Atlantic) P.N. Volcán Río Candelaria Pto. Jesús Pájaros NARANJO Sacramento Volcán Barva P.N. Arizona Pozo Quebrada Laguna Bijagual Tulares San Cristobal Playa Cahuita Marbella Curime Isla Chira Miramar Barra SIQUIRRES Azul Honda Palmital Tambor PoásPlaya Tárcoles GUACIMO Tapantí R.V.S. La Marta Mansión SAN RAMÓN ParaisoSARCHI San José Colorado Batán Río Ario Quebrada GUAPILES P.N. Cahuita Matambú Yerbabuena Honda Copal Playa Tambor Alto Río Reventazón Isla Pájaros Playa Junquillal B.N. Diriá de la Montaña Florida Ario Volcán Poás Agujas Pandora Pto. Vargas San HOJANCHA Aranjuez GRECIA Abangarito SarmientoMATINA PlayaUnión Ario ZARCERO VarablancaGanado Delicias Concepción Pocora La Lucha Río Estrella Cahuita Isla Berrugante PALMARES Canal Río Chirripó Atlántico Juanillo Quebrada Canal Playa Ostional R.F. Monte Alto San Pablo Chomes Volcán Turrialba Estrada Cobano PUNTA LEONA P.N. Braulio Carillo Rain Forest Aerial Tram CARMONA GOLFO DE NICOYA Playa Lagarta Nicoya Honda P.N. Volcán Sardinal (Atlantic) SAN PABLO Isla Bejuco Río Barranca ALAJUELA Pto. Jesús Playa Santa Teresa Montezuma Sacramento Volcán Barva Río Pirris R.F. Río Macho Río Nosara Corozal Isla Curime Turrialba Pájaros Playa Bonita NARANJO Chirraca Empalme Venado Marbella PascuaIsla Chira Miramar Isla Uvita Marina Los Sueños SAN MARCOSSIQUIRRES Copey Pto Viejo Punta Cocles Playa Nosara Isla Caballo ATENAS Mansión Isla Herradura Herradura Arriba Playa Chiquita Playa Mansanillo PUNTARENAS SARCHI Playa Uva Nosara Canjel Jicaral ESPARZA HEREDIAMatambúVolcán Irazú Yerbabuena Moín SAN RAMÓNPlaya Montezuma San José SANTA MARÍA Batán Cañon R.B. Hitoy-Cerere PUNTA MONA Lepanto San P.N. Volcán SANTA CRUZ M.N. Isla Pájaros GRECIA Playa Herradura de la MontañaRain Forest Florida MATINAP.N. Tapantí - Macizo Cerro de la Muerte Playa Pelada HOJANCHA Guayabo Aranjuez Mal País Cerro Azul Irazú Isla Berrugante Cabuya Aerial Tram Tulín Río Telire Uatsi Bribrí R.V.S. Gandoca Isla San Lucas Playa Juanillo LIMÓN PALMARES Surubres Canal Playa Caldera Playa Ostional San Pablo (Pacific) Volcán Turrialba R.B CerroEstrada Manzanillo Juan Doña Ana Río Jesús María SANTA ANA R.F. Monte Alto Chomes Playa de Jacó JACÓ Cedral Shiroles Río Sixaola Boca del río Cuajiniquil Naranjo Isla Guayabo SAN PABLO Río Las Vueltas de León OROTINA COLÓN SAN JOSÉ CARMONA GOLFO DE NICOYA Bomba P.N. Volcán Nápoles Gandoca Sixaola Río Barranca ALAJUELA Parrita Río Nosara JUAN VIÑAS TURRIALBA Isla Bejuco Isla Cabo Blanco Playa Hermosa Playa Bonita ESCAZÚ Corozal Isla Pacuare Río R. Cabo Blanco TurrialbaPascua Venado Isla Caballo Beverly Isla Uvita Jabillo Playa Nosara Nosara Jicaral PUNTARENAS Río BananoESPARZA ATENAS PUNTAHEREDIA JUDAS PARRITA Moín BRATSI Canjel VolcánJulieta IrazúSANTA CRUZ M.N. Paso Real Isla Cedros Playa Tivives Tarbacia ASERRÍ LaLepanto Suiza Moravia Playa Esterillos P.N. Volcán P.N. Chirripó Sixaola Punta Islita Zapote Playa Pelada CARTAGO San Andrés Playa Bejuco Guayabo División Paquera PURISCAL CerroTucurrique Azul Isla San Lucas Playa Irazú R.F. Los Santos Río Coen Carrillo Isla Negritos San Rafael Caldera Playa Palma Paquita LIMÓN Río Tárcoles PARAISO Playa Río Naranjo Piedra Playa San Miguel Tarbaca Corralillo Juan Atirro Platanillo Doña Ana Río Jesús María SANTA ANA Playa Palo Seco Santa Eduviges San Gerardo Curú Pozos Cuajiniquil Naranjo Isla Guayabo Boca delSAN río Estrella PABLO Isla Tortuga de LeónPejibaye OROTINA COLÓN Playa Isla Damas Bomba Playa Coyote P.N. Carara SAN IGNACIO Orosi JUAN VIÑAS TURRIALBA Penshurt ESCAZÚ Pacuare Río Río Savegre Canaán Bijagual Tulares Río Candelaria San Cristobal Playa Cahuita QUEPOS Beverly Cerro Chirripó Tambor Playa Tárcoles TapantíJabillo R.V.S. La Marta RivasRío Banano Río Ario Quebrada P.N. Cahuita San Ramón Sur Ario Playa Tambor Agujas Alto Isla Cedros Playa Tivives Pandora Pto. Vargas Tarbacia ASERRÍ La Suiza Moravia P. Internacional de la Amistad Playa Ario Ganado Delicias Concepción La PuntaLucha Islita Zapote Río Estrella Cahuita CARTAGO Playa Espadilla RíoSan Chirripó Andrés Paquera Río Chirripó Atlántico Tucurrique Savegre SAN ISIDRO Cobano PUNTA LEONA Carrillo Isla Negritos San Rafael PURISCAL Playa Manuel Antonio COSTA RICA SAN PABLO Río Tárcoles Tarbaca PARAISO Atirro DEL GENERAL Playa Santa Teresa Montezuma Río Pirris Playa San Miguel R.F. Río MachoCurú Pozos Corralillo Platanillo Matapalo Boca del río Estrella Marina Los Sueños Chirraca SAN MARCOS Empalme Isla Tortuga PejibayeP.N. Manuel Antonio Playa Savegre Copey Pto Viejo Punta Cocles Orosi Peñas Isla Herradura Herradura Arriba Playa Coyote P.N. Carara Playa SANChiquita Playa MansanilloIGNACIO Playa Montezuma SANTA MARÍA Cañon R.B. Hitoy-Cerere Playa Uva PUNTA MONA Blancas Penshurt Playa Herradura Rain Forest Río Candelaria San Cristobal Hatillo Palmares Mal País P.N. Tapantí - Macizo Cerro de la Muerte Bijagual Uatsi Tulares Playa Matapalo San Playa Cahuita Cabuya Aerial Tram Tulín Surubres Tambor PlayaRío Tárcoles Telire Bribrí R.V.S. Gandoca Tapantí R.V.S. La Marta Barú Pedro (Pacific) R.B Cerro Río Ario Quebrada Manzanillo Platanillo P.N. Cahuita Playa de Jacó JACÓ Cedral Ario Playa Tambor Shiroles Río Sixaola Alto Boca del río Pandora Pto. Vargas Río Nápoles Las VueltasPlaya Ario Agujas Sixaola La Lucha R.V.S. Barú Ganado Delicias ConcepciónGandoca Río Estrella Río ConventoCahuita R. Cabo Blanco Isla Cabo Blanco Playa Hermosa Parrita Cobano RíoPlaya Chirripó AtlánticoBarú DominicalRío Barú Ujarras PARRITA PUNTA LEONA BRATSI Playa Dominical PUNTA JUDAS Julieta SAN PABLO Playa Esterillos Paso Real Playa Santa Teresa MontezumaP.N. Chirripó Río Pirris R.F. Río Macho Playa Bejuco Chirraca Sixaola Empalme Volcán R.F. Los Santos División Marina Los SueñosRío Coen SAN MARCOS Pto Viejo Copey SalitrePunta Cocles Playa Mansanillo Playa Palma Herradura Arriba Río Ceibo Playa Chiquita Paquita Isla Herradura Cañon Playa Uva Playa Palo Seco Río Naranjo Santa Eduviges Piedra Playa Montezuma SANTA MARÍA R.B. Hitoy-Cerere PUNTA MONA San Gerardo Playa Herradura Rain Forest P.N. Tapantí - Macizo Cerro de la Muerte Playa Hermosa Pejibaye BUENOS AIRES Playa Isla Damas Mal País Cabuya Uvita Uatsi R.V.S. Gandoca Aerial Tram Tulín Surubres PUNTA UVITA Río Telire Bribrí Río Savegre Canaán Cerro Chirripó (Pacific) R.B Cerro ManzanilloCabagra QUEPOS Playa de Jacó JACÓ Cedral Playa Ballena Shiroles Río Sixaola Boca del río Rivas Río Las Vueltas San Ramón Sur Nápoles P.N. Marino Ballena Gandoca Sixaola Isla Cabo Blanco P. Internacional de la AmistadPlaya Hermosa Parrita Playa Piñuelas Playa Espadilla R. Cabo BlancoRío Chirripó Trinidad Aguila Savegre Playa Ventanas Brujo R.F. Las Tablas Playa Manuel Antonio SAN ISIDRO PUNTA JUDAS Julieta PARRITA BRATSIAbajo COSTA RICA DEL GENERAL Playa Esterillos Paso Real P.N. Chirripó Terraba PANAMÁ Playa Savegre Matapalo Playa Bejuco Playa Tortuga Sixaola P.N. Manuel Antonio Peñas R.F. Los Santos División Río Coen Coronado Playa Palma Paquita Potrero Palmares Blancas Playa Palo Seco Río Naranjo Santa Eduviges Piedra San Gerardo Colinas P.N. Isla del Coco Playa Matapalo Hatillo San Grande SCALE 1:200,000 Barú Platanillo Pedro Playa Isla Damas R.V.S. Barú Río Savegre Canaán Río Convento QUEPOS Cerro Chirripó Playa Barú DominicalRío Barú Ujarras Rivas Palmar Norte Playa Dominical San Ramón Sur P. Internacional de la Amistad Playa Espadilla Río Chirripó CORTÉZ Palmar Sur Coto Brus Volcán Savegre Río Terraba Salitre Playa Manuel Antonio SAN ISIDRO BOCA CHICA Jabillo Río Ceibo DEL GENERAL COSTA RICA Playa Hermosa Pejibaye BUENOS AIRES Matapalo BOCA ZACATE Humedal Gutierrez Uvita P.N. 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Favorite surf spots on Costa Rica’s Gold Coast

All photos by Andrés Madrigal / The Tico Times

ELLEN ZOE GOLDEN best with the incoming high tide. The waves are simply pic- tle Hawaii, a right-hand-beauty that is the southernmost of The Tico Times turesque when peeling. four fantastic surf spots that work best on south swell, for The park limits the number of boats that may enter the the property’s clients who are in good physical shape for area each day; however, it is possible to drive to Witch’s paddling out past the reef. osta Rica’s northern Pacific region, informally Rock. Keep in mind, however, that during the rainy-season The public can get here by driving (four-wheel drive called the Gold Coast, is a big draw for months of July through November, access to the shore is required) about 20 minutes from Tamarindo and parking knowledgeable surfers, as well as aspiring wave closed. As with Ollie’s, contact a local or Tamarindo-area in the lot farther south at Lola’s Restaurant, then taking the Criders, because the ocean offers all kinds of breaks, company to set up your boat ride. long walk and paddling across the river mouth. Or, simply including beach, reef, river mouth and points. Although surf Avellanas’ other wonderful options: the reefy sand left constant offshore winds during the dry-season months of PLAYA GRANDE in front of the eatery, a multitude of other beach breaks go- December to March would seem to mean that those are the Inside Las Baulas National Marine Park, where endangered ing north – sometimes with hollow waves – and the river glory days, Guanacaste is unique because the storms of the leatherback turtles come to nest, this long, pristine beach mouth’s right and left reef curls. rainy season actually bring up larger swells, making the just north of Tamarindo offers perhaps the most consistent breaks here even more ideal April through November. surf in the area, breaking left and right with multiple peaks PLAYA NEGRA In addition, surfers have the option to travel to spots that that start hours before high tide and keep going well after. Five kilometers south of work in certain conditions when others don’t. Therefore, Renowned locals include Louis Wilson, one of the area’s Avellanas, this quality the northwestern province is a year-round dream come true first Gringo surfers; pro surfer John Logan, known for his right-hand reef break is for board sports fanatics. helpful advice to the visiting water warrior; and Marcelo arguably the best wave Here’s a brief look at some of the options for surfers in Matos, a pro surfer on the National Surf Circuit and a pro- around. Though populat- the northwest. fessional surf photographer. ed by a lot of locals and experienced visiting surf- POTRERO ers, this is a serious spot. GRANDE TAMARINDO For better or worse, this is the fastest-growing town in the Don’t go to Negra unless This area is interna- region. Visitors can take advantage of the multitude of surf you know what you are doing on your surfboard; there are tionally known as shops, repair facilities and surf schools and instructors op- very fast tubes here, and the area is remote. Ollie’s Point, for the erating out of this town. Tamarindo is also home to local land location where and visiting free surfers aplenty, and the beach itself is the NOSARA U.S. Military Gen- best place in Guanacaste to learn to surf, because the bay From here south, the area is stunningly gorgeous to surf. eral Oliver North is enclosed on all sides. The very slow beach break right From the water, the view was said to base his out in front is where most of the instruction takes place. to the shore is spectacular. weapons operations Be warned: the beach is crowded year-round with surf stu- Here, within the Ostional for the Sandinistas. dents. National Wildlife Refuge, It’s even more fa- For more challenging surfing in town, surf in the river is a large beach with some mous for its segment mouth with swell at low tide, then, if you have guts, move good beach breaks that in the surf flick “End- south toward Pico at high tide, when all the locals go flying throw rights and lefts with less Summer 2.” In off that peak’s right and left, having a blast and hanging out. some shallow, rock reefs the water, all that is nonsense, because this right point has that get barreling with an easy takeoff, nice face, fast and hollow waves and works swell. at low tide. LANGOSTA With no road or beach access, Ollie’s is only reachable by Just south of Tamarindo, this is the fancier, greener (for boat from Playas del Coco. Although there are no facilities now) area of town, mostly residential, but beyond the homes GUIONES there, camping is a possibility. Just bring all your camping is a rivermouth break with some sand or reef. Head out two Guiones has a reputation gear, including food and water. Boat companies based in or three hours before the tide comes up, sticking to the sand like New York’s illustrious Playa Naranjo or Tamarindo can facilitate travel to Ollie’s. when there’s a small swell. For the more experienced, the Hampton Beach, but you’d reef provides a nice ride when the waves are bigger. do well to ignore that stuff, because here you will find a PLAYA NARANJO fun, rideable beach break with lefts and rights and a beau- In magazines and on postcards and T-shirts, this location AVELLANAS tiful beach. The wave can get very big, though there seem in Santa Rosa National Park is called Witch’s Rock for If you are living at Hacienda Pinilla Beach Resort and Res- to be a lot of brave beginners paddling out with the more the celebrated geological formation that acts as a point for idential Community, or are a guest at the project’s Hotel experienced folks. But even with the size, the waves tend to strong offshore winds, particularly in December through Posada del Sol, you are lucky enough to have access to the be fatter and slow, making for a really good time. It can get March. This creates beach breaks in all directions that work private beachfront in the Avellanas river mouth. This is Lit- crowded, but it’s a long beach, and people tend to fan out. 2018 HIGH SEASON SPECIAL EDITION 11 Weekend Arts Spotlight: ‘Costa Rica is so privileged’

ELIZABETH LANG bad at it, [to the point] that I’d be ashamed to show to you. But when I was 14 and my dad The Tico Times gave me a book on modern art in English, I connected. It was a fascination. AMARINDO – Using art as en excuse to travel the What have you learned about world world has become French curator Emmanuel Javogue’s T cultures after such extensive travels and way of life. On a quest to determine the uniqueness and experiences living abroad? essential humanity of each work of art he comes across, On the surface, they all have a different Javogue says he sees art as a universal language in every language, but if you’re able to transcend the corner of the world. barrier, we’re exactly alike. We’re all the Javogue studied art history at Christie’s in London, same. Going into every country I learned the England. He began traveling between New York and specifics of these countries, but the base, the Paris as an art curator, and then established his art own art core, the essence is all the same. It makes you Photo by Elizabeth Lang/The Tico Times galleries in France and Miami. He handled works by such very humble. renowned artists as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat It’s the wealth of offerings that the nature has, and the and Keith Haring, and organized exhibits around the world. Why did you decide to come here to culture. Ticos are the nicest people you can meet. They’re In 2005, Javogue came to Costa Rica to visit a friend in so funny. They have a very good sense of humor. They’re Tamarindo, Guanacaste. Costa Rica immediately captivated Costa Rica and what made you stay? very open people if you respect them. Javogue and he moved here with his family, choosing the I think this is the happiest place on Earth, and I have What else have you discovered about Guanacaste beach town of Flamingo. As he created a new traveled a lot. It’s a magical place. Not only this nature, life in a new country, Javogue decided to get involved with but with this connection with people. The fiestas típicas of Costa Rica? the Costa Rican government by collaborating with Manuel Guanacaste, people coming with their horses to the tope… Obregón, the Culture Minister at the time. Costa Rica is so privileged in being in charge of one of well, that is magical. There are very few places where it the most beautiful gardens on Earth with five percent His initial talks with Obregón led Javogue to lend his still exists. art collection to various free exhibits at San José locations of the biodiversity that is sitting right there in this tiny This rush towards getting all the new technology, all country… In my country, in France, two years ago [before] including the National Theater, the Casa Amarilla, and the the new fashion trends, and so on, I’m not sure they do National Gallery at the Children’s Museum. He then took the COP21, Pura Vida was on the Eiffel Tower [because so much good to people. I’m coming from cities that are of the country’s long stretch running purely on renewable on a bigger task closer to home: he became a member of the very developed in this sense, and people are not happier, Tamarindo Art Foundation, which created the Tamarindo energies]. That was the country that people respected. They I assure you. shouldn’t underestimate themselves. They should be very Art Wave Festival. So I came here to be happy and it’s working. On a sunny afternoon in Tamarindo, The Tico Times sat proud of what they have… This is why people come here. down and spoke with Javogue about his life and work. Don’t copy the others. Be yourself. Preserve your values. Excerpts follow. What was your first impression when Exchange, of course, but get what’s good. Be careful. Not you came to Costa Rica? everything’s good coming from the outside. Everyone who is a part of the Tamarindo Art Foundation Why did you choose to dedicate your You have monkeys there in the trees. How many cities are feels that we are ticos de corazón [ticos at heart]. We’re not life to art? going to allow you to watch Damien Hirst 50 meters that ticos de nacionalidad, we try to give back. We’re lucky to way [points to the Damien Hirst painting on Pacific Park] live here. It’s the minimum we can do and if we can give The irony: I don’t know how to draw. I don’t know how there and the monkey, not in a zoo, lives 50 meters to the an example to other foreigners here who could help more, to paint. I don’t know how to sculpt. I’m very, very, very right? I don’t know many. then that’d be good too.

What to do in Costa Rica: Concerts, culture and love around the country

BY ELIZABETH LANG The Tico Times

With Valentine’s Day just behind us, it’s time to celebrate love in all of its expressions, as well as Costa Rica’s sunniest season, concert alongside Costa Rica’s with a varied selection of events National Symphony Orchestra. throughout February and March. Here’s a partial guide to upcoming Feb. 9 – March 9, Los events in Costa Rica; for much Yoses, San José: more, including links for the If you’re looking for a lovely events below, read the full story at evening with friends, family or ticotimes.net/events. a date, the Cine al Aire in Los March 7, Estadio Nacional, La Yoses is your perfect choice. Sabana, San José: Feb. 14 – Feb 25, Hacienda Enjoy independent films al Spanish singer Joaquín Sabina returns to Costa Espinal, Alajuela: Escalante, now in its sixth edition, serves fresco. Rica for his Lo Niego Todo (I Deny Everything) up great music, food and a family-friendly Tour. Cirque du Soleil will present its show Sép7imo environment. March 2 – 11, Escazú, San José: Día, No Descansaré based on the music of March 15, Anfiteatro Coca Cola, La Argentinian band Soda Stereo. The Little Theatre Group will present “True Feb. 22, Anfiteatro Coca Cola, La Reflections,” directed by Ann Antkiw, March Guácima, Alajuela: Guácima, Alajuela: Feb. 18, Barrio Escalante, San José: 2-4 and 9-11. Friday performances are at 7:30 The renowned U.S. band The Killers will be The renowned Italian musician and singer pm, while Saturday and Sunday matinees are stopping by in Costa Rica for its Wonderful, The Gastronomic Festival La Luz in Barrio Andrea Bocelli has planned a phenomenal at 2:30 pm. Wonderful Tour. 12 COSTA RICA: A great place to fish with kids

Photo: Todd Staley

TODD STALEY Photo: Todd Staley The Tico Times

remember years ago I would see an article about fishing in Costa Rica in a fishing magazine, or a water to chase tarpon with dad. I told dad he would be ok here at the lodge television show about catching tarpon by the boat load in the jungle. It started a series of “bucket and thought to myself I wouldn’t want to spend all day in a boat with that list” fishing fantasies in my head. I made my first trip to Costa Rica over 30 years ago, caught and guy either. A while later I grabbed a couple of small spinning rods and the Ireleased a ton of fish, and told all my friends when I got back to the States: “I don’t know how yet, two of us spent the afternoon catching little snook, roncadors, and macha- but I am going to figure out a way to live down there.” cas off the dock. The kid was in heaven. The little Cessna rolled to a stop on the airstrip at Barra del Colorado. Out stepped a man and a Twenty-five years later I have entertained hundreds of families with young boy around 10 years old. “Welcome to Rio Colorado, Bob,” I said. With a stern look he replied, kids fishing. Costa Rica is God’s place on earth to spend family time. Jun- “I prefer to be referred to as Dr. So and So.” I fed them breakfast and sent them out fishing. Later, I saw gles, waterfalls, beaches and volcanos are all close to each other. Fishing the boat headed back in early and thought the poor kid probably got seasick. should never be overlooked as family activity. Costa Rica is the perfect As they pulled into the dock, the reason for the early arrival was apparent. The miscalculated cast place to introduce your kids to the sport or just enjoy the hobby together. of dad embedded a Rapala lure in the hand of the youngster. I went into the office and retrieved the With the world moving fast-forward with fast food, single parenting, and first-aid kit and passed it to his father. “I can’t do that,” exclaimed the doctor. I surprisingly asked, “I electronic babysitting, family time seems to get scarcer and scarcer. thought you said you were a doctor.” Mike Pizzi was a client of mine fifteen years ago and has since become “I am,” he explained, “but I am a psychiatrist.” I thought the situation over a second, took the first- a good friend. I have fished him as a single guy, while he courted his wife aid kit from him and told him: “OK, convince him this isn’t going to hurt.” and again just recently as a family man. As a single guy he always had We got the hook removed without too many tears, but the kid had no desire to head back out on the me in stiches, but was not the luckiest of anglers. Although, over time he caught many good fish, the grand prize of offshore fishing, the marlin, had eluded him. We were sitting one night at happy hour when an elated customer who had never fished before began telling me all about his 500 lb marlin. Pizzi told him how much money he has spent to date chasing a marlin and di- rected the man to a fiery place where believers say is somewhere below the surface of the earth and people who live unsaintly lives go when they die. The first time Pizzi brought his wife Ann, who was then his girlfriend, she caught two marlins. Today the Pizzis have been married 10 years and travel here twice an- nually with their daughter Eloise, 8, and son Finn, 6. The kids each started fishing before their 4th birthday and refer to me as “Tio Fish,” Uncle Fish. They both have become quite the little anglers. Dad introduced them to fishing the correct way. Rule #1. When you take a youngster fishing it is their day, not yours. It is all about them, not you. If you take them out in the hot Costa Rican sun to watch dad or mom catch a big fish, you really haven’t accomplished much. As we know children have a short attention span, and need to be kept busy. In fishing they need action and fish small enough to entertain them, not scare them. Pizzi started his kids out catching bait. They could only handle a few hours on the water when they were small and by catch- ing sardines and goggle-eyes, Pizzi accomplished two things. He showed them fishing was fun and had plenty of bait to use the next day while mom took them to look at monkeys. By Eloise’s 6th birthday, the kids had enough experience to tackle a Photo: Todd Staley full day on the water soaked in sunscreen and ready for bigger quarry. Bot- tom fish like small snapper and triggerfish are in great abundance and it kept them busy while also teaching them about catch and release. Then, they were ready for something more challenging that took a little more patience. Quepos, Costa Rica They started to chase small roosterfish and little yellowfin tuna. By now, they were beginning to learn how to play a fish, not fight them. Mom FANDANGO Sportfishing and dad were having more fun watching Eloise OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE! and Finn, than if they were catching fish them- selves. This year it was time for the big leagues. Photo: Todd Staley I often have people call me before they come and ask if their 12- or 13-year-old child can catch a sailfish. I tell them they are a few years behind schedule. Sailfish are the perfect fish for a youngster, with close supervision and just a tad bit of help, off course. First, it is a giant of a fish compared to the size of a small Experience angler and it cooperates very well. Sailfish make one powerful and amazing run putting with an acrobatic show not soon forgotten. Then, they kind of just settle in near the sur- some of the best face. With a little support on the rod and the backing down with the boat of a capable sportfishing in the captain, a relatively small child can catch a big fish. world! Show-and-tell will be a little more exciting for Eloise and Finn this year, as they both caught their first sailfish. With all the crazy other stuff they did like chasing lizards, monkeys and crocodiles they had a great vacation. The tears in their eyes as they did not want it to end when the left made it all worth it. Mission accomplished mom and dad. Marlin, mahi mahi, tuna, Different types of single roosterfish and snook day fishing trips, as well Mission accomplished Tio Fish. consistently round out as fixed fishing packages Todd Staley is a Tico Times columnist – read more from him in our Insiders’ Guide on the action. which include hotel stay p. 2 – and director of communications for FECOP, a sport fishing advocacy federation and airport transfers. recently chosen to represent Costa Rica in the Panamerican Sportfishing Delegation, formed by groups from the United States and all countries. One of the Contact us to get your FREE QUOTE! group’s goals is to get sportfishing recognized as a competitive sport and to organize From U.S. & Canada 1 954 493 5144 teams from various nations to compete in the Pan-American games. The group also seeks a common front on conservation issues. 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