The Mal Pais - Jungle House is a newly built rustic and exotic villa just steps from the surf. With onsite management, gourmet chef, maid and yoga studio, the Jungle House is ideal for couples or friends to relax and reconnect with nature, surf and each other! The Jungle House is a breathtaking surf destination. Book your surfing vacation now for dates in 2011.
For many good reasons, including affordability, proximity, cleanliness, stability, and beauty, not to mention great waves, Costa Rica has become a popular destination for North American surfers. Though it may not have the exotic allure of the South Pacific or Indonesia, it has many plusses for a great surf trip. Almost the entire Pacific Coast of Costa Rica is dotted with excellent breaks, some relatively easy to get to, others not so easy, making Costa Rica nature's secret surfing destination. Though our emphasis is on surf, the great thing about Costa Rica is there so much else to see and do besides surfing, especially if you are travelling with non-surfers on vacation.
WEATHER
Because Costa Rica is located between nine to ten degrees north of the Equator, the climate is tropical year round. However, the country has many microclimates depending on elevation, rainfall, topography, and by the geography of each particular region.
Costa Rica's seasons are defined by how much rain falls during a particular period and not to the four seasons in the Northern Hemisphere. The year can be split into two periods, the dry season known to the residents as summer, and the rainy season, known locally as winter. The "summer" or dry season goes from December to April, and "winter" or rainy season goes from May to November, which almost coincides with the Atlantic hurricane season, and during this time it rains constantly in some regions.
The location that receives the most rain is the Caribbean slopes of the Central Cordillera mountains, with an annual rainfall of over 5,000 mm (196.9 in). Humidity is also higher on the Caribbean side than on the Pacific side. The main annual temperature on the coastal lowlands is around 27 °C (81 °F), 20 °C (68 °F) in the main populated areas of the Central Cordilera, and below 10 °C (50 °F) on the summits of the highest mountains.