News Briefs:

Wavehunters is providing a lux surf experience from the Zancudo Lodge. When we first read Wavehunters' description of their southern Costa Rica surf tour, we took it as a diss on Pavones. It wasn't. Our commentary didn't give the surf tour its due. Smarty pants isn't the same as irreverent, and we're more, ahem, mature bloggers now. Check out our revised story to read how you can enjoy the surf in style from Zancudo.

Local worker known as Cedras, mid-30's, was found dead with his hands and feet bound. Foul play is not suspected, however, as the town kids used to play many tricks on Cedras after he had a night at the Cantina and slept it off on some store's doorstep. His sad death is chalked up to the bad combination of serious inebriation and a bad joke.

Marvin Vargas is doing a lot of tours for visitors from New York, California and Spain. His guided tours to waterfalls, horseback tours through the mountains, and fishing tours in the gulf are developing a regular clientele. Marvin is easy to find on Facebook, just ask around and look for this face (right). Marvin is bilingual, Spanish and English, and will look out for your kids (make sure they don't find trouble by overturning a big rock, etc...).

"The multicultural fair that took place in Pavones last week was a brand new way to utilize our town square. It was a delightful celebration that sought to bring all parts of the community together and celebrate the multiculturalism of the Pavones area and, on a broader scale, Costa Rica as a whole." Read More and support Escuela Camino Claro >> www.caminoclaro.org.

Richard Tandlich started a cool blog about hiking in Costa Rica. Check out his pages on Sloths/Perezosos, Bugs/Bichos, and Golfito Hiking.