Starting this Friday, the Guanacaste beaches will experience the very famous “Veranillo de San Juan” (well, very famous in Costa Rica, I personally never heard of it until I got here). This weather phenomenon lasts about 5 days and happens mostly in the Guanacaste region.

This change in the weather is known since it happens in the middle of the rainy season and what happens is that there an increase in the trade winds and the rain activity declines, providing nice lovely days of summer. In Guanacaste, beaches get a little crowded and the ambience gets nicer during these days. I am going to take advantage of this nice weather and go check out the secluded areas of Guanacaste. Real estate in those areas is a bit cheaper and I was thinking of maybe opening my own villa rental business in the near future, so I am going to browse some properties. Costa Rica has many natural resources and even hidden areas have amazing views and thing to explore.

Sunset in Guanacaste

Sunset in a Guanacaste beach, you want to be there

If you were planning on a weekend getaway, this is your chance: travel to Costa Rica is really cheap right now and you will get to experience high season weather on green season prices. You can actually experience nice ATV tours and Canopy; just get in touch with one of the many rentals, Costa Rica has that advantage: resorts, hotels and rentals can actually help you plan your entire vacation with tours and all kinds of activities.

My personal recommendation is heading as north as possible. I have learned that the best beaches are heading north in Guanacaste: Playa Real, Playa Rajada, Playa Panamá and such are very peaceful and you can actually rest and cleanse all that stress out in those beaches: pristine blue water, fresh breeze air (I have to admit, it always smells flowery).

Trust me; nothing beats a nice piña colada while watching the sunset in a Guanacaste beach.