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Condé Nast Traveler US
|April 2025
Explore the season's best beach-ready looks in their element: Costa Rica's breezy Pacific shores
HOW TO UNWIND IN C.R.
With roots as a sleepy fishing village within Costa Rica's Guanacaste province, Tamarindo has spent the past half century serving as a surf haven—all while still hanging on to its dirt roads, untouched coastline, and off-the-grid vibes. It was first put on the map by the 1994 documentary The Endless Summer II, which starred surf legends of the time, though the real scene-stealers were the now legendary breaks Witch's Rock and Ollie's Point, unrivaled due to their waves from both South and North Pacific swells.
This story is from the April 2025 edition of Condé Nast Traveler US.
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