Favorite research tools, friends in the biz, friends of the Earth, cool gear, and places to go.
Nosara - SurfingNosara.com Santa Teresa - SurFreak.com Hermosa - Devad Productions
SURF FORECAST MODELS
WETSAND SURFLINE STORMSURF MAGIC SEAWEED
Best angles for swell from Stormsurf.com
TIDE CHARTS & WEATHER
Caribbean Side
SURF CONTESTS IN LATIN AMERICA
Costa Rican Surf Contest News Latin American Surf Tour Jamaican Surf Team
OTHER SURF SHOPS IN COSTA RICA
Tropical Surf School and Caramela Surf Shop (next to the Sirena Hotel in Quepos)
Manuel Antonio Surf School - lessons and rentals
SURF MAPS
Nicoya Peninsula - www.tamarindoadventures.net Mal Pais / Montezuma - www.malpaisbeach.com
INFORMATION SITES FOR LOCAL AREAS
Dominical- www.Dominical.biz Jaco - www.jacoguide.com Puerto Viejo - www.puertoviejosatellite.com Mal Pais - www.malpaisbeach.com
COSTA RICA INFO GUIDES
Detailed directions for driving from one place to another - www.costarica.com Official Costa Rica tourism website - www.visitcostarica.com One of the more detailed sites for surf break information - Costaricasurfguide.com The Lonely Planet has everything you want to know about Costa Rica - www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/central_america/costa_rica/
MAPS
Hotel Map for Manuel Antonio - www.cupotico.com
Talamanca Dolphin Foundation
ADELA, which helps protect dolphins and other marine life from oil drilling off the shore of Costa Rica.
Friends of the Osa - www.osaconservation.org
VOLUNTEER GROUPS
Asociacion de Voluntarios para el Servicio en las Areas Protegidas (ASVO)- Matapalo Beach Sea Turtle Project - www.asvocr.org
Un Puente - One Bridge - helping school kids and their families on the Caribbean Coast - www.elpuente-thebridge.org
CURRENT ISSUES
Stop the marina in Puerto Viejo (in Spanish)- www.salvemospuertoviejo.com
COSTA RICAN FOODS AND DRINK
Local gifts shipped to the U.S. - www.ticoshopping.com
COFFEE
Cafe Volio Cafe Britt Coffee of Atenas
FURNITURE
The finest wood furniture and mattresses - www.finefurnitureofsarchi.com
NEWS FROM AROUND COSTA RICA
North Guanacaste Coast - The Beach Times Weekly English newspaper - The Tico Times National News in Spanish - La Nacion Guanacaste Coast Weekly Paper - The Beach Times Online Costa Rica News updated daily - www.amcostarica.com News primarily for the Southern Pacific Coast, but with National headlines as well - www.sellingCR.com
TOURS
PADI certification in Puerto Viejo - Reef Runner Divers Playa Samara activities - www.samarabeach.com Surfing and sportsfishing trips from Playa Herradura - The Barracuda Private Boat Trips to Ollies/Witches/Nicaragua - www.costaricasurfcharters.com Los Suenos Fishing - Daily Fishing Reports for Los Suenos Marina, Jaco, Costa Rica
ACCOMMODATIONS
Playa Hermosa Surf Camp: Located on the central pacific coast of Costa Rica. They are a Costa Rican Surf Camp located in Playa Hermosa. They provide surf trips, accomodations, and surf lessons.
Extended Stay Costa Rica - scenic villas located 7 km. south of Dominical
RENTALS
Cell Phone Rentals
