Skate Central America is now the Central American Qualifier for Tampa Am

Originally posted on TransWorld SKATEboarding
By Blair Alley | Last updated Jul 16, 2025 6:00 PM ET

This has been bubbling up for a minute, and now it's official: Skate Central America will a Tampa Am qualifier for skaters in Central America. It's going down in the famed surf/skate city of San Juan Del Sur in Nicaragua this December. Get all the info by following @skatecentralamerica and @loveparkcollective. Read on:

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"We’re beyond excited to officially announce that the Skate Central America Invitational 2025 will be an official Tampa Am Qualifier. Taking place this December in Nicaragua, this event will bring together the region’s best talent, and send our top skaters straight to Tampa Am 2026, one of the most legendary contests in global skateboarding.It’s a chance for the Central American skate community to show the world what we’re made of. The road to Tampa starts here. More details coming soon. For now, save the date and get ready. Skate Central America → Tampa, Florida. Let’s go."

Check out the Chocolate team getting down in Chico Brenes' homeland in this Chunk of Chocolate.

We go waaay back... From our 2011 International Issue, we went home to Nicaragua with Chico Brenes and even made a multi-part mini doc to go with it. See what life and skateboarding look like down in sunner Central America.