Playa Cocles 5:59pm

Costa Rica's Pacific west coast is better known for its spectacular sunsets than the Caribbean east coast. But sometimes it would colour up on Playa Cocles, and very occasionally, it would keep on colouring up. This night was one such occasion. The beach was full of people, plenty of swimmers, beach volleyballers, walkers, slack-liners, footballers, hole-diggers, families, surfies, lovers and photographers. By the time tourism had hit its stride again, post-pandemic, the atmosphere on the beach in good weather was always electric...