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It is very impressive, but when looking at a broader picture you come to see that electricity prices are fairly high, the temperate climate means mostly no heat

It is very impressive, but when looking at a broader picture you come to see that electricity prices are fairly high, the temperate climate means mostly no heating or air conditioning needs, and there is very little energy-intensive heavy industry like steel mills or such. But every country has its unique features and must play with the cards they are handed. So this still is really neat.

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theli0nheart 7y ago
Costa Rica has a tropical climate. > Because Costa Rica is located between 8 and 12 degrees north of the Equator, the climate is tropical year round. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica
- HissingMachine 7y ago
  Another wikipedia article states this, which I based my assumption to. >Mild climate and trade winds make neither heating nor cooling necessary, particularly in the highland cities and towns where some 90% of the population lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Costa_Rica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Costa_Rica
  - swebs 7y ago
    And here's a final wikipedia article that probably explains why he corrected you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_climate
    - HissingMachine 7y ago
      Fair enough should probably have used the mild climate term used in the wikipedia article to avoid confusing to climate zones.
- benologist 7y ago
  In the capital San Jose it has about a mile's altitude and is in a valley ringed by mountains. In the capital every day is pretty much 70 - 80s F / 20s C and a little colder in the mountains, the coastlines are at sea level and quite hot.
  - asdff 7y ago
    >the coastlines are at sea level You don't say!
    - yellowapple 7y ago
      At least in the political/socioeconomic sense (though perhaps not in the literal sense of "the point where water meets land"), lots of what we consider to be a "coastline" is actually well above sea level (for example: sea cliffs).

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theli0nheart 7y ago

Costa Rica has a tropical climate. > Because Costa Rica is located between 8 and 12 degrees north of the Equator, the climate is tropical year round. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica

HissingMachine 7y ago
Another wikipedia article states this, which I based my assumption to. >Mild climate and trade winds make neither heating nor cooling necessary, particularly in the highland cities and towns where some 90% of the population lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Costa_Rica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Costa_Rica
- swebs 7y ago
  And here's a final wikipedia article that probably explains why he corrected you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_climate
  - HissingMachine 7y ago
    Fair enough should probably have used the mild climate term used in the wikipedia article to avoid confusing to climate zones.
benologist 7y ago
In the capital San Jose it has about a mile's altitude and is in a valley ringed by mountains. In the capital every day is pretty much 70 - 80s F / 20s C and a little colder in the mountains, the coastlines are at sea level and quite hot.
- asdff 7y ago
  >the coastlines are at sea level You don't say!
  - yellowapple 7y ago
    At least in the political/socioeconomic sense (though perhaps not in the literal sense of "the point where water meets land"), lots of what we consider to be a "coastline" is actually well above sea level (for example: sea cliffs).