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Soulful Surfing in Nicaragua

Quick: what's the problem with famous surfing spots? Oh, right: 12 other shredders jumping every one of your waves and wrecking your epic day. Maybe that explains why everyone is abuzz about Nicaragua and its sleepy, southern, surfing burg of San Juan del Sur.

We actually went to SJDS a couple of years ago, and "back then" it was exactly like everyone says. It's the kind of place to have a Jack Johnson/Kumbaya jam session on the beach with your bleached blond--and blonde--buds. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) It's a surf destination where the guesthouses are cheap and the frosty beers are cheaper. And it's a town that's sure to be overrun.

So we'll go ahead and spoil the next, next big thing. Just up the coast from SJDS is Bahia Majagual. We wouldn't call it secret--it is in the Moon Handbook--but it doesn't draw big crowds. What's doing in Majagual? Next to nothing, besides surfing, sunning and sleeping. And, hey, we're OK with that.

[Photo: onedropmonkey]

Related Stories:
· The Rediscovery of Nicaragua [NYT]
· Details: SJDS [WaPo]
· Jaunted's Surfing Coverage [Jaunted]