Surfers on Playa Santa Teresa, a southern surf beach near Mal Pais, Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Pelicans fishing at Cabo Blanco beach & nature reserve, southern Nicoya Peninsula, Cabo Blanco, Mal Pais, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Sun going down behind surf spray at this resort near Mal Pais, southern Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Cabo Blanco nature reserve and beach at far southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, Cabo Blanco, Mal Pais, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Cabo Blanco nature reserve and beach at the far southern tip of Nicoya Peninsula, Cabo Blanco, Mal Pais, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Palm trees on this beautiful surf beach near Mal Pais, far south of Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Driftwood on this beautiful surf beach near Mal Pais, far south of Nicoya Peninsula, Playa Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Beach walkers at this hip surf resort near Mal Pais, far south end of the Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Middle-aged man surfing at this hip resort near Mal Pais, far south of Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Surfer at sunset on this popular surf beach near Mal Pais on the Nicoya Peninsula, Playa Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America