Costa Rica Surf Camp Instructors & Guides

Photos by Kelsey Cerdas, Alejandro Cerdas & Ron Allan McLean

 

Cesar Valverde

Owner, Guide & Instructor

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  • 5 years experience as a surf instructor
  • Trained in CPR & First Aid
  • Seasonal Lifeguard in Playa Dominical
  • Cesar likes both contests and "Free Surfing."
  • Cesar has a wonderful and caring personality. He gives his all to insure that our visitors to have the best time.
  • In charge of transportation, tours, customer service and instruction
  • Cesar's goal is to help the community. He encourages his staff to share our culture with guests and to learn other people's cultures in order to create a chain of learning that eliminates taboo and wrong beliefs.

 

Roberto Barrantes

Instructor

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  • 2 years of Surf Instructor experience
  • CPR & First Aid trained
  • Seasonal Lifeguard in Playa Dominical
  • Prefers "Free Surfing" rather than contests
  • Roberto is a "new school" surfer. This means that you will see him flying all over the place trying crazy maneuvers that are super fast and radical. Roberto is fun and humble guy that is thirsty for learning new things.

 

Ezequiel Valverde:

Instructor

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  • 3 years of surf instructor experience
  • CPR & First Aid trained
  • Seasonal Lifeguard in Playa Dominical
  • Ezequiel is Cesar's younger brother. Like his brother, he likes both contests and "Free Surfing".

 

 

 

 

 
 

Alvaro Cedeño:

Instructor

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  • 5 years of Surf Instructor experience
  • CPR & First Aid trained
  • Former full time Lifeguard in Playa Dominical
  • Alvaro likes "Free Surfing" and getting barreled in big waves
  • Alvaro comes from a family of surfers. His cousins have been part of the national team. He is a humble guy that will make your surf session memorable.

 

Josue Venegas:

Instructor

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  • 3 years of surf instructor experience
  • CPR & First Aid trained
  • Full time Lifeguard in Playa Dominical
  • Josue works with the camp during his brakes from lifeguarding. Josue is a happy guy with wonderful surfing and communication skills. He will make you laugh when you least expect it.
  • He likes both contests and "free surfing"

 

Jorge Nuñez

Instructor

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  • 4 years of surf instrucotr experience
  • CPR & First Aid trained
  • Seasonal Lifeguard in Playa Dominical
  • "Flaco" as we call him (which stands for skinny) is a friendly and humble guy that will make your session a blast.