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Remote work

Why Santa Teresa is the best base for digital nomads in 2025

Fast WiFi, a great surf break, and a community of people who got out of the office — here's what a month actually looks like.

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Eat & drink

Where to eat in Santa Teresa — the local shortlist

Skip the tourist traps. Here's where we actually eat, from the soda with no signage to the one table worth booking in advance.

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Practical tips

What to pack for a month in Costa Rica — the honest list

After years of watching guests arrive with too much and leave wishing they'd brought different things, we finally wrote it down.

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Surf

Learning to surf in Santa Teresa: a beginner's guide

Where to take your first lesson, what to expect, and how to avoid the mistakes that add weeks to the learning curve.

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Practical tips

Getting to Santa Teresa from San José — all the options

Ferry, shuttle, fly, or drive? Every route broken down with honest timings and real costs, updated for 2025.

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Travel guide

The best beaches on the Nicoya Peninsula — beyond Santa Teresa

The peninsula has dozens of beaches. Here's which ones are worth the detour and which you can safely skip.

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From the Pacific coast

We write when something's worth saying

No weekly roundups, no padding. Just occasional notes from Santa Teresa when we find something genuinely worth sharing — a new restaurant, a beach nobody's found yet, a tide you should wake up for.