From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Good News, Bad News

July 30, 2009

Good news is the waves were fun today. Luckily, that’s easy to come by down here. See the end of the post for the bad news.
Rancho Santana is quickly progressing with new condominiums fronting the beach at first peak. A small bridge over the rivermouth is being constructed to connect the condos to the clubhouse/restaurant/bar. [...]

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Popoyo Nicaragua Surf Report

July 29, 2009

Super fun waves all day at Popoyo today. A little soft in the early morning with a high tide backing out. The dropping tide revealed hollow lefts and rights with overhead sets. Manuel paddled out to outer reef for 45 minutes just after high tide. He caught 4 waves and came out of 4 barrels. [...]

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Popoyo Nicaragua

July 26, 2009

We’ve been getting a very large swell for 4 days now. The swell has had a little too much west for some of the breaks to work at their best. The bowl at outer reef popoyo, namely, has been closed out because of the swell direction. There has been a few boogies catching some waves [...]

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2009 Nicaraguan Surf Circuit Gran Finale

July 6, 2009

With loud reggaeton music thumping from oversized speakers, mobs of nicas came out of the woodwork. Shaking their rumps, catching a buzz on the beach, and heartily cheering on their favorite neighborhood surfers.
The 2009 Nicaraguan Surf Circuit Gran Finale went off without a hitch Saturday and Sunday, July 4th and 5th at Playa Santana. Classic, [...]

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Surf Nicaragua – Secret Spot Surf Photos

July 1, 2009

popoyo nicaragua surf, originally uploaded by Avant.Garde.

We left Popoyo Nicaragua and headed to a secret spot a little north. Here’s one of the photos from a May trip.

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Popoyo Nicaragua

July 1, 2009

Popoyo Nicaragua, originally uploaded by Avant.Garde.

Recent photo taken from Playa Rosada looking north toward Playa Popoyo Nicaragua. This stretch of beach used to be lined with beautiful homes, but a huge tidal wave crushed all but one house and claimed many lives. With tsunamis reaching the coast of Nicaragua 15 years apart on average, who [...]

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