Book excerpt: The most most detailed and best selling surf guide to Costa Rica, now includes Central America's new surfing hot spot, Nicaragua. Features over 100 surf spots on both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts and over 100 hotels, condos, surf camps and other rentals nearest the surf breaks. Includes a helpful surf travel tips including which surf supplies to pack and how to pack surfboards. Many surf maps and helpful driving directions to the surf breaks. Not a coffee table picture book or pocket guide. This is a comprehensive, down-and-dirty, backpack ready surf guide for surfers planning their Costa Rica and Nicaragua surf trips.