How to make patacones

How to make patacones or fried plantains

Patacones are great for snacks. This recipe of How to make patacones is very easy and your friends will enjoy a great costa rican snack. Ingredients 2 green plantains. We recommend to use 1 plantain per person for an appetizer and 1 plantain per 2 people for a side dish – you can get about […]

where to go in costa rica

The best of Costa Rica in one week by Ellen Zoe Golden

Costa Rica in one week? You’ve heard that this country, which is the size of West Virginia,  has a unique geography from many volcanoes, to forests of various elevations–rainforest, cloud, dry and mixed–and a slew of beaches on both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. And how can you beat the fact that 3% of the […]

This surf report has lots of news

Surf Report by Ellen Zoe

Our surf report: this has been a much improved year on the World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) for Esterillos’Carlos Muñoz. At the Pantin Classic Galicia Pro in September, which took place in La Coruña, Spain, he came in 2nd place. Then, in spectacular fashion, Muñoz won the Essential Costa Rica Surf Pro title […]

The full World Championship team

September Surf Report by Ellen Zoe Golden

  Our surf report: Who’s to say what the biggest news is for the Costa Ricans who are surfing on the World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) contests around the world? Arguably, we feel it’s the return of the professional circuit to Costa Rica next month, October 4 to 7, in Jaco. This QS […]