Costa Rica, a Windy Country – Parapente Pura Vida

Did you know that Costa Rica is not only the rainiest country in Central America (and the most seismic), but also the windiest?
The axis of the mountain system and the mountain passes that the central and northwestern mountain ranges have, and the isthmian nature of the country allow it.
In north-northeast component events associated with cold fronts, the blast zone is heavily affected by strong winds. This area begins south and southwest of the San Ramón canton (including the central district), worsening westward and northwestward over the Tilarán mountain range and the Guanacaste mountain range. These ranges, along with their mountain passes, typically experience the highest trade wind/north wind values in the country, as do the nearby low-lying areas toward the Pacific coast. Strong winds prevail as far south as the North Pacific coast during severe events, as well as in other high-altitude areas of the country, associated mountain passes, and nearby low-lying areas (for example, the north and northeast of the Central Valley, and even reaching areas in the west that are always windy during these months, such as Belén, Alajuela, Escazú, and Santa Ana). In events of east-northeast trade winds, the aforementioned areas are also quite affected, but with the peculiarity that the accelerated wind also manages to cover a greater territory in the Central Valley, reaching places like Grecia, Naranjo, and Palmares, and even as far as Atenas and nearby areas bordering the Central Pacific.