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Surfing
Costa Rica's Tamarindo Beach
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| Break
Descriptions |
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town of Tamarindo has two fun breaks:
El
Estero, a excellent rivermouth break where the Tamarindo
Estuary hits the ocean.
Pico
Pequeno, a lava finger reef which can get perfect
with a swell.
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| Catching
it Good |
Midtide
is best for both breaks. Go surfing any tide except
dead low, its usually unsurfable on low tide.
Tamarindo's climate has two seasons, dry and rainy.
The dry season, from November through April, is
dry, hot and sunny. The humidity is very low and
comfortable. The rainy season begins in late April
or early May and continues through October.
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| The
Town |
| Tamarindo
is fulled with places to stay and eat, as well as
bars and discotechs. Tamarindo and
Jaco are the probably the two biggest beach/surf towns
in Costa, with the most nightlife. |
| Getting
There |
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4x4 is NOT needed to get there.
From San Jose: Take the Carretara Interamericana
(Interamarican Highway or HWY1)
to
Liberia. It takes about 5 hours to drive from San
Jose to Liberia. Once you get to Liberia, there
are signs all the way to Tamarindo. The closest
gas station is in Filadelfia, so make sure to gas
up on the way down. It's paved all the way there.
Advice:
If you are coming to Tamarindo from Jaco, first
go to Puntarentas, then find the Interamerican Highway
and follow the signs to Liberia, then follow the
directions above. Don't try to get to The Interamarican
Hwy through Orotina and San Pablo, it's pretty confusing. |
| Hotels
in the Area |
| Hotel
Pasatiempo: Nice and clean, with a restaurant.
Tamarindo.com:
Listing of several hotels in the area.
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| Other
Attractions In The Area |
| The
1500 acre Tamarindo Estuaury is teeming with wildlife,
including 180 different species of birds, and the
American crocodile. Playa Grande is nesting ground
of the giant leatherback turtle, which can weigh
800-1000 lbs!
Fishing:
There are many fishing boats of every size available
to charter to the World-Famous Papagayo waters,
only 20 minutes away. |
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