COSTA RICA NEWS & EVENTS

ENVIRONMENT

4/26 - On Saturday April 21, the Nosara Recycling Association organized the event with over 100 volunteers that removed nearly 1,000 bags of garbage (which had been thrown around the landfill over the past 5 years), collected recyclables, planted trees and bushes in decorated tires, and posted signs to encourage people not to litter. Check out the Kickstarter program for expanding the recycling center.

4/20 - Marc DiMaggio, a school teacher from California, announced he’ll be at it again this summer, riding coast to coast this time to raise awareness and support for his Spinning to End (shark) Finning campaign. Read more from ARCAE.

3/22 - The group Pretoma has just put out their newsletter in English. Read it here - LINK.

3/2 - Satellite study disclosed danger zones for leatherback turtles. From the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science article LINK.

2/15 - From the Voice of Nosara: Friends of Nosara Celebrates Partner Achievements at Annual Meeting. More than $107,000 received in 2011. Visit their website to find out their next events.

2/1 - Project Seeks Funds for Guaitil School Computer Lab - Find out more.

1/12 - Thanks to all those who contributed to help pay for an A.E.D. device in Dominical. We did not reach our goal in 2011 and so we rounded up the total of donations to $100 and gave that to the lifeguard program to help pay for salaries and equipment. If you read the top news below, their lifeguard program is about to close due to lack of funds.

In 2012, CR Surf Travel Company will continue our goal of supporting the lifeguard programs on both coasts and getting A.E.D. devices and training provided for them. Email if you want to help.

Help put up bridges for monkeys in Manuel Antonio. Call 2777-2592 or e-mail info@kidssavingtherainforest.org.

Latin American Surf Tour's - Seven Ways to Help the Planet (in Spanish)

** How about some winter reading for the kids?? Check out All the Way to the Ocean, a book that teaches kids not to litter, because eventually it will end up in the sea and hurt marine life.

CONTESTS

5/4 - Felicidades to Jair Perez for winning the third stop on the Circuito Nacional in Esterillos Oeste, in front of the hotel Rancho Coral on April 28-29th. Read more and see the results for all categories.

4/26 - Noe Mar McGonagle (CRsurf team rider) wins a bronze medal in the under 16 age group of the Dakine ISA World Junior Championships in Panama. Read more.

4/3 - Noe Mar McGonagle wins the Quiksilver's King of the Groms in Playa Hermosa, and will head to Mexico with Kevin Montiel to compete for the Latin America title. Get details here.

3/29 - Jefferson Tacson wins the 2nd date on the CNS tour in Palo Seco. CRsurf team rider Leilani McGonagle becomes the youngest champ ever, winning the Women's category. Noe Mar McGonagle takes Juniors, and Anthony Flores wins Longboard. See all the results and more photos here.

Upcoming Event: The 13th Annual Robert August "Surf n Turf" Charity Challenge will take place at Playa Avellanas and Hacienda Pinilla on March 29th to the 31st. The Tamarindo Diria will be the host hotel and the Awards Ceremony takes place at Witchs Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo. Donations benefit the non-profit group CEPIA.

3/22 - CRsurf team rider Noe Mar McGonagle wins the Juniors Divison of the ALAS Latin Tour in Playa Venao, Panama. In the finals, he scored the contest's only 10 point ride with a backside 360 air. Read more on the ALAS website.

3/14 - Costa Rican sweep! Cali Munoz wins the ALAS Tour Reef Classic in Santa Teresa. CRsurf team rider Noe Mar McGonagle takes the Juniors Division, Nataly Bernold earns 1st for the Women, and Anthony Flores is the Longboard master. Check the full results and pics here - LINK.

3/14 -Check out the pics and results from the 1st Skim Jam for 2012 on Facebook.

3/1 - Diego Naranjo wins the first event on CNS tour in Playa Hermosa. Jason Mora surprises the crowd by winning 1st in Juniors, and Danielle Ciminero takes the Women's top prize. CRsurf team rider Noe Mar McGonagle won the Boys Division, and took 2nd in Juniors and Open. Rider Leilani McGonagle wons the Junior Women's Division. Read more and see photos.

Next events:
Playa Dominical - May 19-20
Playa Jaco - June 16-17
Playa Santa Teresa - July 21-22
Playa Hermosa - August 24-26

This year there will be only six categories: Open, Open Femenino, Juniors, Boys (Sub-16), Grommet Femenino (Sub-15) y Longboard.

Upcoming Event: The ALAS Tour Reef Classic will take place in Santa Teresa on March 8th to the 11th. There will be over $25,000 in prizes with the best surfers in Latin America competing.

2/1 - Here are the results of the Asociacion de Surf Santa Teresa, Playa Carmen, and Mal Pais contest that took place last weekend behind La Lora. LINK with photos.

2/1 - Jordan Hernandez wins the 1st Event of the Puerto Viejo Open Pro The final overall winner of the circuit to win $2000. Check out the pics.

2/1 - Frederico Pilurzo wins the Red Bull's Blast from the Past contest in Playa Hermosa. Check out the video on YouTube, thanks to Surfos.

12/28 - The Puerto Viejo Open Pro 2012 circuit will be bigger than ever, with four contests throughout the year showcasing the best Caribbean surf talent. Each date will have $3000 in cash/prizes, and the winner of the 4 events recieves and extra $2000. If you want to sponsor a contest, email Beto.
The current dates are:
January 28th - Salsa Brava
June 23rd - Salsa Brava or Playa Cocles
November 3rd - Playa Hermosa
January 5th - Salsa Brava

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5/2 - Finding Utopia is now available via this movie link

4/26 - School of the World founder and photographer Zach McDuffie has a photo in a contest sponsored by Cultural Xplorers, a great non-profit. Check it out and vote!

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