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OLAS Surf Nicaragua (and other surf "reports")

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OLAS Surf Nicaragua (and other surf  "reports")

In S.A. I picked up an older Peruvian surfing magazine. One of the features is on Nicaragua – though it is more interesting photographically. Anyway, I was told the magazine has an online version, but I could not locate it (the given address of www.olasmag.com failed, repeatedly – though even when I got an alternative page to load, the issue was nowhere to be found). The magazine is simply, “OLAS” (NRO 02), and the piece, ““Nicaragua – Confesiones de un Viaje”. The article is as much a collection of interviews and feedback from a firsthand trip as anything else. Apparently, the point is to send outsiders in to assess surf quality. Contributors are Magnum Martinez (Venezuelan), Gary Saavedra (Panamanian), Kalle Carranza (Mexican), Otto Flores (Puerto Rican), Diego Narano (Costa Rican). There is some excellent photography by Geoff Ragatz, though I didn’t see any surf images on href="http://www.geoffreyragatz.com">his website, even though I have seen his name attached to several significant photo spreads in surf and extreme sports magazines. A blurb regarding the Nicaraguan visit is here. For those interested: Surfari-C’s website tracks many recent mentions of Nicaraguan (and themselves), which is a useful list of recent coverage. Additionally, Surfer Magazine has at least two Surf-Nica slideshows online, one by Grant Ellis, the other by Corey Lopez. And, competitor Surfing Magazine has a audio-photo slide show with Garth Engelhorn Sandbar Barrels in the Land of the Sandinistas. I am sure there are many other reports/articles, if anyone wants to add to this list.