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 Limón:
Costa Rica large
banana plantations that are native to the eastern region. At the port city
of Limón we head south and continue along the Atlantic coast until
we
arrive in Puerto Viejo. The Caribbean coast is very unique in its culture
where the food, music and way of life are greatly influenced by the
indigenous, Chinese and African cultures. Famous for its beaches,
the Caribbean Coast boasts over its two most beautiful
ones, Puerto Viejo and
Manzanillo. Some beaches have restaurants, kayak rentals, and horse back
riding available.
 The
history of Costa Rica and the reasons it has been able to exist as a
neutral country, firmly committed to social
welfare and free elections are to be examined.
Costa Ricans live without an army, preferring to invest their resources in
hospitals and schools rather than machine guns and tanks.
 Limón
is the only of Costa Rica's seven provinces to be entirely on the
Caribbean side of the Continental Divide, and thus its weather is directly
affected by the flow of warm, moist air brought in off this body of water
by the northeast trade winds. The result is a climate with no pronounced
dry season, even though it does tend to be less rainy in the months of
March, April, September, and October, and typically rains
mostly in
June, July, August, November, and December. The lowland regions remain
warm and humid year-round, while the higher portions are both cooler and
wetter.
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