Beach Guide

 Geoff McCabe

Boogie Boarding

Boogie Boarding

Body Boarding in Costa Rica Boogie boarding, otherwise referred to as body boarding since “Boogie Boards” are manufacturer’s brand like “kleenex”, is a marine sport that involves a short, soft, foam board that a rider uses to keep themselves buoyant as they ride across breaking waves. Boogie boarding in Costa Rica is a very popular […]

 Geoff McCabe

Santa Teresa and Malpais Surf Map

Santa Teresa and Malpais Surf Map

Costa Rica in general is a huge tourist destination for surfers, and there will be dozens of them on any given flight landing in the country. Both coasts, but especially the pacific side, have great waves. The Southern Nicoya Peninsula is home to dozens of great surf spots, both beach breaks and point breaks. Tourists […]

 Geoff McCabe

Tidepool Creatures

Tidepool Creatures

Here are photos of a variety of different animals found in the tidepools of Malpais and Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Of course these are best seen at low tide and the best tidepool areas are: Tide pools are rocky pools located nearby the oceans that are filled with sea water. A tide pool usually has […]

 Geoff McCabe

Snorkeling Los Suecos Beach, Malpais

Snorkeling Los Suecos Beach, Malpais

Los Suecos means, “The Swedes” because of the Swedish family that lived down by this beach years ago, and because it was the favorite beach of Swedish immigrant Nils Olof Wessberg and his wife Karen Morgenson, who founded Costa Rica’s national park system. Los Suecos, also know as “the secret beach” is one of the […]

 Geoff McCabe

Malpais Tidepools

Malpais Tidepools

January 10, 2011 The Malpais area has now become known mainly for its amazing surfing in Santa Teresa and gorgeous beaches, but there’s much more than white sand here. The convoluted coastal topography has beaches of different colors of sand… some of rock and some of white shell. Many are lined with palm trees, mangroves, […]