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Santa Teresa, Costa Rica — Issue No.125

The Editorial Guide to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.

Curated by residents who never left. Updated weekly. Zero pay-to-play.

Surfer walking into the ocean at dawn, Santa Teresa
Playa Hermosa, 05:47

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The Weekend Onda — Every Friday

What opened, what changed, what matters this week.

One dispatch. No fluff. The exact changes and discoveries from the past seven days across the Nicoya Peninsula — curated by editors who live here.

Dispatched every Friday morning

Dispatch Archive
No. 052

Koji's raised prices. Still worth it.

The omakase math still works out.

No. 051

Suck Rock closed for reef survey.

Re-opens after dry season.

No. 050

New mezcal list at Kika. Curated.

12 labels, 4 from Oaxaca.

No. 049

ATV with Carlos — best rate on the peninsula.

Corner lot, cash only, leave at 6am.

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Chef preparing fresh ceviche at dawn, Santa Teresa

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Getting to Santa Teresa: The Only Guide That Doesn't Waste Your Time

Flights, ferries, shuttles, and the drive from San Jose — every route compared by cost, time, and what nobody tells you about the last 30km of unpaved road.

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