Santa Teresa is the coolest little beach town, nearly off the grid. The main street is still a two-way dirt road, so it really has an old surf town vibe. Restaurants and surf shops line the main road. Dirt bikes and four wheelers pass by about as often as vehicles. Everyone is beautifully tan and unique and tattooed. Seriously, everyone has tattoos! It’s basically the culture there. I loved it so much. I’m still feeling the itch to get some ink after that trip. Nearly everyone living or working there is actually from another country. We chatted with all our servers and discovered they were from: Germany, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Australia, our hotel hosts were Israeli, and we met a guy in the street who was from Sweden! The languages are flowing and it’s the coolest thing!

The beach front is protected and no establishments are allowed to be in front of the natural tree-line. It’s crazy because the Costa Rica beach line looks so remote. All you can see are sunbathers and surfers looking both ways. Apart from an electrical stream of epic waves that attract surfers from all corners of the globe, Santa Teresa is famous for its flaming sunsets that light up the sky in all shades of orange, fire red, and pink. Santa Teresa’s beating sun and heat are guaranteed to have you bursting with Vitamin D in no time. This part of Costa Rica enjoys the country’s driest weather, with daytimes high ranging between the upper 80s and lower 90s, and dropping to the upper 70s at night. Rainfall levels vary throughout the year in this area, and you can expect radiant blue skies and sunshine in the season that extends from November to August.