World surf tournament to be held in Costa Rica's Zika hotspot Next month, international surfers converging on a popular Costa Rican beach for the World Surfing Games will be facing more than big waves and tough competition -- the zone is also a Zika hotspot. But promoters of the August 6-14 event in the Pacific coastal town of Jaco, which is organized by the International Surfing Association, insist there's little to worry about, except for pregnant women. IMAGES