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The country's rainiest month is the Caribbean's driest
When the Pacific and the Central Valley get their heaviest rains of the year, the Caribbean does the opposite. It's not seasonal folklore: it's an atmospheric mechanism documented by the IMN. We walked the 3.2 km between Punta Uva and Manzanillo to see what's in that window — including a cargo ship run aground nine years ago that no one has removed.
Portuguese man o' war on the South Caribbean: why it arrives in waves, and never all at once
This week SINAC issued an alert about the Portuguese man o' war on the South Caribbean, and every outlet repeated the same line: don't touch it. What they didn't explain is why it arrives in waves, why it never all strands at once, and how well the phenomenon is actually being monitored in Costa Rica.
Green Season: The Costa Rica That Rains
We call the dry season "summer," and the tourism industry sells it as the best time to visit Costa Rica. But the country's deepest green doesn't arrive then — it arrives with the rain. The green season without the brochure: its real rewards and its real cost.
Punta Uva: What You Hear on the Only Costa Rican Beach Among the World's 50 Best
Just one Costa Rican beach made the 2025 global list. It isn't on the well-trodden Pacific but on the South Caribbean, and what set it apart wasn't its sand or its surf — it was its sound. Three days to understand what that really means.