Erosion in the Caribbean: These Are the Four Areas Most Affected by Extreme Waves

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The sea advanced more than normal and transformed the landscape in several parts of the Costa Rican Caribbean. Recent extreme surf events left a visible footprint in several points of the coast, with a significant retreat of sand, vegetation and damage to infrastructure near the sea. As a result, in some beaches, what was once a wide strip to walk barefoot along the sand today has been reduced significantly, giving way to escarpments —species of…