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June 17, 2026
Santa Teresa Costa Rica travel guide — aerial view of the beach

The Complete Guide to Santa Teresa for First-Time Visitors

Planning your first trip to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica? This complete travel guide covers how to get there, the best time to visit, surf tips for beginners, things to do, and what first-time visitors should know.
May 13, 2026
Mother daughter Costa Rica surf retreat.

A Week That Changes Everything: Inside Our Mother-Daughter Surf Retreat in Costa Rica

🌊 Mother-Daughter Surf Retreat | July 19–25, 2026 | Santa Teresa, Costa Rica Almost sold out. Save $300 per person — offer ends June 1. Book […]
March 3, 2026
Pura Vida Costa Rica

Women’s Surf Retreat in Costa Rica: 5 Reasons to Finally Say Yes to Learning to Surf

This Year, Say “Yes”: 5 Promises for Women Who Secretly Want to Surf Most of us have a quiet list we don’t say out loud. “Someday […]
February 12, 2026
Pura Vida Costa Rica

Beginner Surf Retreat for Women over 40: From Fear to “I Did It”

I Want to Surf, But I’m Terrified: A Positive Guide to Women’s Surf Retreats in Costa Rica (40+ & Beginners Welcome) Maybe this sounds familiar: You […]
July 9, 2020
Women's surf retreat in Costa Rica – Pura Vida Adventures

The Ultimate Luxury Surf Hotel: Our Retreat Home in Costa Rica

June 8, 2020
Surf instructors in Costa Rica

“Dream on Wheels” ~ Converting a Bus into a Home

If there’s anyone who can take some lemons and turn them into lemonade, it’s a Costa Rican woman and an Italian man who are madly in […]