Playa Hermosa means “beautiful beach” and it was named that by the foreigners who moved to the Santa Teresa area in the past few decades. It’s the least developed of the four sections of the Malpais/Santa Teresa area of Costa Rica, and many think it has the best beach. The sand isn’t as white as [...]
Playa Carmen is the center of the Santa Teresa / Malpais area of Costa Rica. When you first drive down the hill from Cobano and the farms and jungles above, you have arrived at Playa Carmen. To the left is Malpais, and to the right is Playa Carmen, and then beyond that farther to the [...]
Malpais is the southern part of the Santa Teresa area, and extends all the way to Cabo Blanco Park. Once you drop down from the mountains to the beach, everything to the south (the left side) is Malpais. Officially spelled Mal Pais, the words mean “bad country” but it really means “badlands” because of the [...]
Santa Teresa is one of the top surfing destinations in Costa Rica. Santa Teresa is known for its consistent year round surfing, beautiful white sand beaches (often rated among the most beautiful in the world), it’s large variety of small boutique beachfront hotels, and world class cuisine. Although it has grown tremendously in the past [...]