PAVONES, Puntarenas — I came to Pavones to learn about surfing, so first thing Wednesday morning I went down to the beach and walked up to a man holding the biggest camera I’ve ever seen, sitting on a ...

Surfing in Pavones is legendary. Every goofy rider who has ever heard of it wants to ride it. Hell, every regular rider who has heard about it wants to ride it too. Those who’ve never heard of it, ...

It pains me to write this but Pavones is currently being demolished against the will of the locals to make way for mega-developments that will not only erase the fabric of the community, but also ...

It’s been an incredible start to the season in Southern Hemisphere hotspots from Tahiti to Oaxaca to Costa Rica and plenty of places in between (if only California was so lucky). My Instagram feed has ...

When it comes to surf trips, Costa Rica has been a rite of passage for American surfers for decades. While it may not have the reputation for being as perfect as Indonesia or as cheap as some of its ...

From Pavones, one of the longest left-hand waves in the world, to Witches Rock, a 12-foot-high, 300-yard-long wave featured in “Endless Summer,” Costa Rica has some of the best surfing known to ...

We caught up with Leon Glatzer in Miami to learn about how he fared while filming in Costa Rica and Israel – get the lowdown on his trips with Ashton Goggans and co. right here. The second instalment ...