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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.