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Cloud forests, volcanoes and two coastlines in one small country.
The hub for Arenal, Monteverde and both coasts.
Constant trade winds, reliably dry, outside the hurricane belt.
Calm west-coast beaches and a well-developed tourism infrastructure.
English-speaking Central America with the hemisphere's best barrier reef.
