Costa Rica is gearing up to host the 2009 ISA Billabong World Surfing Championship in Playa Hermosa, July 31 to Aug. 9, with 40 nations and 280 surfers participating. This year's competition will be ...

Costa Rica’s very best surfers will be back to defend their world title next month in their home waters. The Costa Rica Surf Federation announced its star-studded roster Wednesday ahead of the World ...

In a week of stunning surfing by Costa Rica’s junior national surf team in Portugal’s São Miguel Island in the Azores, it was the work of two females who helped the team make history with a seventh ...

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Professional surfer Kalani David has died at age 24 after having a seizure while surfing off the coast of Costa Rica. David was on the Pacific Coast of the country when "apparently he suffered some ...

Costa Rica is an endlessly beautiful place with blue skies, epic swells, and biodiverse terrain. Cloud forests, emerald mountains, lush jungles, sandy beaches, and bioluminescent bays make it a ...

A: If you’re planning a trip to Costa Rica–a.k.a., the unofficial adventure sports capital of the world–the hardest question of all is what not to do. Since you’ve narrowed it down to surfing, however ...

We cut short our California trip and boarded a plane to Costa Rica, embarking on a unique mission to explore the foundations ...

Former world junior surfing champion Kalani David died this weekend on a Costa Rican beach after suffering a seizure while in the sea practicing the sport in which he excelled, friends and authorities ...

Nosara Paddlesurf provides expert instruction to help guests develop their SUP surfing abilities while riding warm-water waves in Costa Rica. With the United States experiencing one of its coldest ...