Weatherwatch: Costa Rican altitudes give rise to contrasting climates

Country boasts a wide range of habitats, and the jewel in the crown is the cloud forestCosta Rica may only be two-and-a-half times the size of Wales, but it boasts a wide range of climate zones, because of altitudes rising from sea level to over 3,700 metres (12,000 feet) and coasts on both the Pacific and the Caribbean.On the western, Pacific side, temperatures are more or less constant, with a daily maximum throughout the year of around 30C, dropping at night to a more comfortable 22C or 23C . Continue reading...