Title: Surf for Life - Jaimal Yogis Type: Video Date: 2010-05-10 Author: Surf for Life 
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Title: In Costa Rica, a Home Without Walls Type: News Article Date: 2010-05-04 Author: The New York Times 
|  One day in February 2002 Manuel Pinto and his real estate agent were hacking through the jungle here in southeast Costa Rica, near the surf town of Puerto Viejo, looking for a property for sale within the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife refuge.
At one point the agent suggested they give up, but Mr. Pinto pressed on and finally, an hour later, they found the nine-acre plot. Substantially overgrown, they recognized it by some concrete steps and a shack that the previous owner had left behind.
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Title: With the Surfers on Costa Rica’s Untamed Coast Type: News Article Date: 2010-04-04 Author: The New York Times
|  SOME vacation destinations attract tourists. Others attract disciples. The surfer town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and the tiny beach communities southeast of it, on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, are of the latter variety.
This wild, often overlooked coastal stretch, an 11-mile-long necklace of small sandy coves located in southern Limón province, may be in one of Costa Rica’s poorest areas, but it’s also one of the most diverse, populated by a blend of Costa Ricans, English-speaking Afro-Caribbeans, indigenous Cabecar and Bribri Indians, and plenty of expatriates, from French fashion designers to old German hippies.
Recommendation: Visit the Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge |
Title: La naturaleza tiene sus planes (Nature has its plans) Type: Video Date: 2010-03-12 Author: Anna Essenza
| Documentary filmed in July 2008. In a Caribbean village in Costa Rica a group of young surfers are organized to prevent the construction of a marina that would ruin the reef. When all seems lost nature intervenes.
Documentario. En un pueblito del Caribe en Costa Rica un grupo de jóvenes surfistas se organizan para impedir la construcción de una marina que arruinaría el arrecife de la costa. Cuando todo parece perdido la naturaleza interviene |
Title: Getting a Life in Puerto Viejo Type: Blog Date: 2010-02-15 Author: Benita Hussain 
|  I am beginning to feel alive again, slowly but surely, here in Costa Rica. Every drip of sweat that makes its way over my collarbones and down my top is another piece of New York's winter and aggression that leaves my body. And, I swear, there is a lot of sweat, caked underneath rain, mud, horse manure and salt water.
My first three days were spent heading south to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, a Caribbean town 30km north of the Panama's border, and settling into my home for the next 2.5 months: a room in the Playa Cocles jungle/mountain home of Edwin Salem (below-right), one of the original Mavericks surfers, owner of Seahorse Stables, and a friend of my girl June's father.
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Title: Seeking sun and savings Type: News Article Date: 2010-01-24 Author: Patricia Borns, Boston Globe
| Does your favorite winter sport require surf wax not ski wax? For heat on the cheap, we scoured the warm zone for destinations with great packages, or lodging options under $130 a night, and recent round-trip airfares from Boston under $450. Then we applied our rating system: high scores for barefoot simplicity, debits for resort crowds. And the winners are . . .
Puerto Viejo
Small it may be, but Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast was a surfing insiders’ mecca that exploded when the 1994 sequel to “Endless Summer’’ revealed it to the world.
Recommendation: Do an overnight tour to Tortuguero |
Title: Caribbean Surf Scene Type: Photo Album Date: 2009-12-02 Author: CRSurf 
|  Photos of the surfing beaches and surf shops in Puerto Viejo and area.
Recommendation: Learn to surf! |
Title: Prozac for the conscience Type: News Article Date: 2009-10-23 Author: Georgia Brown, Mail & Guardian
| Two surfers cycle past me clutching their boards as a local Rastafarian waves them a salute from his spot under a beach palm tree. Waves break on golden sand, backed by a snaking ribbon of slender palms and tropical green foliage -- it’s a scene you could market as visual Prozac.
It’s not hard to see why Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is one of the most popular destinations...
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Title: The Volun-Tourist: Learning to surf Type: Blog Date: 2009-06-26 Author: Anna Salinas
|  Here’s how I feel about hammocks: they’re too small. They’re not suited for stomach-sleepers. They rock too much. There’s no place to tuck in your sheets.
But for one weekend, I decided to put aside my hammock hate and settle down in the aptly named hostel, Rocking J’s. The place is in Puerto Viejo, a tiny beach town on the east coast that’s become a popular haven for backpackers, local surfers, and surfing backpackers.
And like the Rasta-influenced town, Rocking J’s feels overwhelmingly Caribbean. “Por favor, vaya a la playa,” requests a sign in the lobby. Beside the text are two marijuana leaves ex-ed out in red lines.
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Title: January 09 Trip to Costa Rica Type: Blog Date: 2009-01-31 Author: joe brannan
|  Puerto Viejo is kind of the hub of the southern Caribbean coast. Lots of restaurants, some shopping, and an array of lodging from hostel types to cabinas (usually little individual cabins or houses) to full size villa rentals. PV is big time surfer town with famed (or so they? say) break at Salsa Brava just south of town. Lots of people carrying surfboards on foot and on bicycles (looked kind of difficult to me but I have very little sense of balance).
Recommendation: Stay at Hotel Suerre |
Title: Where the Jungle Meets the Sea Type: Blog Date: 2009-01-30 Author: Alf Anderson
| Impenetrable forest, the white spray of cataracts tumbling through the greenery across distant hillsides, titanium-bright blue morpho butterflies bobbing past you.
On the last day of our stay in Costa Rica I asked Mike, a Californian surfer we’d hooked up with on arrival, how he’d sum up his visit. “Great place, great people, great beaches - yeah, that’s about it”. Well, I suppose you might expect a classic soundbite from a Californian, but his comments were a pretty accurate - if short - summary of the country’s Caribbean coast.
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Title: Costa Rica's Caribbean vibe Type: News Article Date: 2008-11-27 Author: USA Today 
|  Rain-forest zip-lining. White-water rafting. Sea kayaking. Surfing, hiking and snorkeling.
The lengthy list of outdoor activities posted at Banana Azul, a beachside lodge just outside this Caribbean coastal town, would please even the most jaded adventure traveler.
But Melani Gordon, 31, an Internet marketing entrepreneur from San Diego, is ready for a break.
"It's hammock time," she says, grabbing paperbacks and heading toward the palm trees beside a nearly deserted Playa Negra.
Recommendation: Make the trip to Tortuguero |
Title: A Central American photo essay: Costa Rica edition Type: Photo Album Date: 2008-08-08 Author: Arjewtino 
|  After leaving Panama, we spent most of our time in Costa Rica in a small, Caribbean coastal town called Puerto Viejo. This town is full of backpackers going to and from Bocas del Toro, Panama, and surfers attracted to the 8-foot waves and laid back atmosphere.
We had a drink at this bar one night. I say a drink because that one in front of me was the strongest cocktail I have ever had. It only took one of those bad boys for me to get drunk and start dancing on the bar.
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Title: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica Type: Blog Date: 2008-07-30 Author: Aerasay
|  On Friday after classes we headed to the bus station and took a 5.5 hr bus journey through Costa Rica to the Caribbean coast. We were lucky to get bus tickets as it was a holiday weekend and people ended up standing for 5.5 hrs! What we hadn't realized was the Puerto Viejo, which is the beach town we went to, is one of the wettest places in Costa Rica and it barely stopped raining the whole weekend! However we just got on with it, the water was warm, the rain was warm and the temperature was warm so we just spent our time in the sea. We stayed at a youth hostel called Rockin' J's which has to be seen to be believed. The walls, floors and every other available surface are covered in mosaic done by previous residents...
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Title: Let's save Puerto Viejo Costa Rica Type: Video Date: 2008-07-24 Author: elislado 
| Puerto Viejo, one of the best places in Costa RIca is in danger. A marina is going to be built. Bye the Surf, the tranquility, the local culture, the natural enchantment. The "New World" marina project will begin soon, let's help the community by signing the petition "Lets save Puerto Viejo" ("Salvemos Puerto Viejo"). The music of the movie is play by "Plan B", Puerto Viejo's Band. |
Title: Puerto Viejo....again Type: Blog Date: 2008-07-07 Author: Arnie in Costa Rica
|  Dennis and I went back to Puerto Viejo again to celebrate our birthdays. This is one of our favorite places in Costa Rica. This place takes casual to a different level. It is famous for surfing and you can find all sorts of folks visiting or living here. Located almost as far south on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica before you hit Panama, Puerto Viejo is represented by about 55 countries. The variety of restaurants is a good indication of this fact. You can chow down on local cuisine of a whole fried red snapper, sea bass encrusted with macadama nuts on coconut rice or have a big bowl of Roon Doon.
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Title: Costa Rica Journal: Surfing Lesson with Beto Type: Blog Date: 2008-03-01 Author: Ted Hopton 
|  “Nah, I’m not going to do a surfing lesson. I don’t have that kind of balance.” That was the negative attitude I began with, based on my experience trying to balance on skateboards in the past. They always flew out from under me. Something about that side-to-side balancing on wheels just does not come easily to me.
Andrew, who has surfed before, insisted I would be able to do it. Tina was psyched to try it, and so was Mike. Finally, I decided to take a chance and try it, why not? So what if I fell in the water a lot. Plus, even though I wanted to go on the Medicine Hike and learn about all the plants that have medicinal uses, my feet really really really did not want to do any more hiking any time soon.
When we got to Puerto Viejo we had determined the best day and time to do the surfing lesson would be the next morning, but we had nothing set up in advance. No problem, Dawn knew just who to call, and she set up our lesson with Beto, the local surfing guru from Uruguay with dreadlocks and a completely laid-back vibe. After a brief description of what the lesson included, Mark was in, too, so there were five of us.
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Title: Legalize Open Pro 2008 Type: Video Date: 2008-02-23 Author: khalilcm1512
| New video from the Legalize Open Pro '08. Some great surf and skate footage from the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. Showing the world that Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo offers world class surf and a crazy good time!!! |
Title: Puerto Viejo and Goodbye Central America Type: Blog Date: 2008-01-16 Author: Will's Adventure 
|  I took the bus north with my buddy Ryan from Bocas del Toro, Panama back across the border to Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. We left on January 8th giving us roughly a week before my flight to Chile out of San Jose on the 14th. Ryan and I stayed at the Cabinas Tesoros right on Cocles Beach where we scored our own private dorm room for just 9 bucks a night. It was a sweet set up because it was only a 2 minute walk to the beach break which we planned to be surfing every day. We got good surf for our first two days in Puerto Viejo but as the waves died out the partying, live music, and late night reggae bar scene quickly moved in to take its place.
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Title: World Surf Travel Blog - Puerto Viejo Type: Blog Date: 2007-12-27 Author: 1BigTrip 
|  With my surf coaching job about to begin in Panama we had to quickly head south. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua all flew past and next thing we knew we were in Costa Rica. The views from the bus were amazing at times and we both felt like we have to go back up to El Salvador, the countryside looked beautiful and everyone keeps telling us how good the waves are there. With 1 week up our sleeve we decided to reaclimatize to sea level at Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica's Caribbean side. The Jungle was all around and high above and it rained and rained! We found a little place run by an Italian dude, the place had an awesome treehouse, humming birds were everywhere and there was free espresso all day long.
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Title: Sloths on the Loose Type: Blog Date: 2007-11-20 Author: Mlc 
|  PV de Talamanca is a tiny village on the south west of Costa Rica. It is famous for its surfing, boasting the best left break in Costa Rica, and, perhaps consequently, has a hippy feeling and lots of dope. We stayed at a place called Pura Vida, which has a pet dog and three cats, one of which drinks from the tap. We had the luxury of two full days here, which is nice because there was quite a lot to do, from tours to the nearby forest, visiting the sloth rehab centre, kayaking etc.
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Title: The Coast of Utopia Type: News Article Date: 2007-09-01 Author: Condé Nast 
|  The Sept 2007 issue of Conde Nast Traveler includes a feature article on the Caribbean Coast of Central America. Puerto Viejo is one of the places featured.
Slow down. Reset your body clock. It's how things used to be in the Caribbean. Alison Humes explores a world of villages, islands, and hideaways that are still under the radar—the barefoot life at its best.
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Title: Girls Just Want to Have Fun Type: Blog Date: 2007-06-13 Author: FIL 
|  The town itself is tiny and the locals seem to know everyone they pass. Surfers, hippies, Rastas, Bob Marley and tourists fill the place, making it seem more like Jamaica than Costa Rica.
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Title: No Pain, No Gain. Enlightenment doesn't come easy on a yoga retreat in Costa Rica Type: News Article Date: 2007-04-10 Author: Sandra Guzman, New York Post
|  ZIPPING through a tropical jungle from cables perched 20 stories high, amidst fauna that had creepy little names like the "kill tree" or the "walking palm," I had a revelation. A simple one. If I survived this swinging-through-the-trees (So Jane!) business, I said to myself, I would never vacation the same way again.
Like many people, my goal when going away is to unwind. Relax. So I signed up for a seven-day yoga retreat in the Costa Rican town of Puerto Viejo, a quaint beach community on the Caribbean coastline.
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Title: From our ankles up to our tops, we are in it!!!! Type: Blog Date: 2007-01-12 Author: dinaboo 
|  I think its Friday, D said something about that earlier! Woke lazily in our cabina aching for some breakfast. Such as it is, our digs are better without loose food in the room. So we decided to venture out in the morning sun for some grub.
We strolled down some street, it´s interesting that no streets have names and no one ever seems lost! we found some restaurant, i am corrected the lovely D has informed me that the restaurant was and is called ´Jammin´, on some beach with some damn good food! ( sorry for the excessive exclamations, but im in that sort of mood!) We had a lovely morning meal overlooking waves, mostly surfable, of granola in cream and whole wheat cheese and tomato sandwiches.
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