Impressive trees!" After spending some time exploring Carara National Park, head an hour's drive south to experience Costa Rica's pura vida lifestyle at Playa Esterillos Oeste, one of Costa Rica's ...

Esterillos' peaks are shaped by a mix of sandbars ... This is also the stomping ground of some of the most talented surfers in Costa Rica, bringing a full bag of tricks that can humble even ...

To the south of Hermosa, Esterillos is another decent, user-friendly beachbreak with some added rivermouth oomph and creepiness. Costa Rica receives swell from South Pacific storms, the strongest ...