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How to get to Cobano, Santa Teresa and Montezuma on bus or boat

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Getting to Cobano, Santa Teresa or Montezuma in Bus

In another article I talked about how to get to the Nicoya Peninsula area using the ferry. This is very useful for those who come by vehicle, either motorcycle or car.
But what happens when people come by bus? Traveling by bus has many advantages, you can sleep during the trip, read a book, play games on your cell phone. Besides when it comes to coming to Cobano, buying a ticket has other advantages, such as including the cost of third party services.
If you are eager to come surf with me to Santa Teresa, I have all the information you need to get here by bus.

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The visit of Benoit Lucchini

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The visit of Benoit Lucchini

This summer season I have received many surprises. Among them visits from many people from France, my beautiful country.
Many of them for surf lessons, others that I ran into speaking French in Santa Teresa and I greet them. From there a conversation and a brief but memorable friendship was born.
But the biggest surprise of all was to receive the visit of the editor in chief of the magazine Le Guide de Routard, Mr. Benoît Lucchini. I had the pleasure of being his surf instructor for a lesson and he was so pleased that he recorded a short video with me.
For those who don’t know about Benoit and the magazine he works for, I prepared this article for you.

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Wakeboarding in Costa Rica

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Wakeboarding in Nicoya

Greetings friends and friends of Costa Rica Surf and Sup. I’m thinking about creating a series of articles of activities that can be done in the Nicoya Peninsula apart from surfing.
I take advantage of the fact that a relative of mine participated in a “wakeboarding” event near Tortuga Island. The waters of the Gulf of Nicoya are very calm, almost as calm as those of a lake. That’s why this area is widely used for water activities such as kitesurfing, kayaking and windsurfing.

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The Montezuma and El Carmen Beach Market

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Montezuma Beach Market

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The market is open at mornings in Montezuma

The communities of Santa Teresa, Cóbano and Montezuma have always been very dependent on themselves. Their remoteness from the centers of power and the most populated cities are two of the reasons why the local population produced what they consumed.

The arrival of the ferry to the community of Paquera facilitated the entry of products, services and people to the Nicoya Peninsula. However, the independent spirit of the inhabitants remained in force.
An example of this is the market held every Saturday in Montezuma and Playa El Carmen. Let’s talk a little about it.

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Cobano District, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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District of Cóbano, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Thinking ahead to the 2025 summer season, I feel it is a good time to talk about some places on the Nicoya Peninsula. I want to help future visitors to the area to be more familiar with this part of Costa Rica.

Besides surfing lessons with me, you can enjoy many other things on the peninsula.
Let’s talk about Cobano, the 10th district of the canton of Puntarenas and is where Santa Teresa, Mal Pais, Montezuma, Tambor and the town of Cobano are located.

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Costa Rica’s Summer Season 2024 2025

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Summer Season coming to Costa Rica

The summer season is coming in Costa Rica and I can’t wait to come back for it and feel the color of the beautiful beaches of Santa Teresa and Mal Pais. I anticipate a great season as more transportation options will be available to get to Costa Rica from Europe, Canada and the United States. In the Nicoya area there are many beaches that have different characteristics for surfing. I would like to talk about those as I often use them for the surf lessons.

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Couple surfing with Audrey

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Dreams do come true…

I had this dream that someday I would be able to surf with my grandchildren.
My son Liam had spent some time in Santa Teresa and thought it might be a good place for us to visit and learn to surf. He called around and asked for the best recommendation for a surf. Through all the recommendations one surf instructor stood out as exceptional in teaching individuals how to surf.

 

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Charity through photography

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Charity through photography

Just some days ago I received the visit of Shelan and Jesse for a surf lesson. Lovely couple, it was a pleasure to meet them and the lessons went smoothly. I hope they enjoyed the lesson as I did.
Before and after the lesson Shelan take some pictures of his partner and some of me. The photos are amazing and I asked her if she was a full-time photographer.

 

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Starting 2022 with a new lesson of life

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Starting 2022 with a new lesson of life

In this line of work, we are used to receiving any kind of people. I do not make any distinction when it comes to surf lesson requests, I like to treat people as my equals.
Still, some days ago I received a special petition, one I never received before. It was a couple with a nineteen years old son who has autism. I accepted the request, and I prepare myself for the 4 lessons booked. To be honest I was having doubts about my own decision because I have no previous experience with people with autism.

 

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