10 things not to expect from the Costa Rica southern Caribbean Coast

1. Whatnot to expect on
Costa Rica’s
SouthernCaribbean Coast

2. 1. The same weather.
CostaRica’sCaribbeanCoastexperiences nearlythecompleteoppositeweatherpatternsasthe restofthe country.
Whenthe PacificCoastis bakingunderablazingsun, theCaribbeanCoastis getting greener fromtropicalrain
showers;andwhen therest ofthe countryis drenchedin “RainySeason,”it is CostaRicaCaribbeanSummer thanks
toa uniquemicroclimate.

3. 2. Huge mega resorts and hotel chains.
Whenyou'reon thebeach atPuertoViejo orPlayaCocleson theCaribbeanCoastofCostaRica all yousee aresea,
sky,sandandjungle.No 10-floorhotel towers.Nosprawlingcondominiums.Hotels in PuertoViejo areset back
fromthe beachandareatthe mosttwo-storieshigh, keeping in harmonywithnature.

4. 3. Dust and desert-like landscapes.
It’snotcalled theCostaRicadryseasonfornothing.The PacificCoastgets drier andbrownerastime progresses
fromJanuaryto May,underasizzling tropicalsunwith little tonorain.Thatterrible dustproblem youfindin many
PacificCoasttowns– youwon’tfindit in theCaribbean.Regularshowersall yearkeep the Caribbeangreen and
lush … andcooler!

5. 4. Destruction of nature.
On theCostaRicasouthernCaribbeanCoast,the jungle stretchesright tothesea–thick,lush andfull ofwildlife.It
hasn’tbeen bulldozedforthosemega resortsorclear-cutforcattle.

6. 5. Fastfood chains.
Youwon’tfindMcDonald’shere, orKFC orPizzaHut. Only lotsofreal, authenticCaribbeancuisine andfoodfrom
all overthe world,thanksto PuertoViejo’s melting potpopulation.

7. 6. Super highways.
Thereisone maintwo-laneroadfromLimontoPuertoViejo and Manzanillo,andthe localslike it thatway.The
mainmode oftransportationaroundPuertoViejo is beachcruiser bicycle.Time torelaxandslowdown.

8. 7. Rush hour traffic.
Otherthanmaybea groupofpeopleonbicycles headingtothe beachor aparty,youwon’tget stuckin trafficover
here.

9. 8. Resort prices.
Youcango to ahotel chainonthe PacificCoastifyouwanttopay$20foratypicalCostaRicanmeal.Onthe
CaribbeanCoast,thatsamemeal will runyou$6to$9.

10. 9. Stressed out, pushy,rude people.
Unless youbring them –or areone yourself– you’llfindmostpeopleon CostaRica’sCaribbeanCoastare
easygoing,friendlyandhappy.

11. 10. Concrete jungle.
It’sonlythereal deal jungle here,withnotmuch concretein sight.

12. Where to stay in the Southern Caribbean of
Costa Rica
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