Weekend Columns

Costa Rica on its way to ocean supremacy

Posted: Friday, November 11, 2011 - By Shawn Larkin
THE BIG BLUE: The small Central American country has become a world ocean sport contender.

One of the strongest forces on our planet is the ocean. Countless animals evolve by its hand, and humans are no exception. Costa Ricans have always been connected to the ocean in many ways, but now more Ticos than ever are becoming immersed in ocean culture. And the environment seems to produce champions.

Not too long ago in Costa Rica, surfers were often unwelcome, divers were rarer than jaguars, kayaks were for the Arctic, superyachts and cruise ships thought we were Puerto Rico, and marine conservation was a foreign language.

Not anymore, baby!

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