There are to be mentioned also some mineral waters, as, for instance, those near the mouth of the Isqui River, on the Talamanca coast; those in Agua Caliente, about five miles from the City of Cartago and belonging to the Bella Vista Company; those of Orosi and Salitral, of Poas, Miravalles, Ausoles, Bagaces, San Carlos, Liberia, San Roque, etc. II. CLIMATE OF COSTA RICA. The climate of Costa Rica depends on its situation in the tropics, on the position of the sun at different times of the year, and on the topography, but, owing to the narrowness of the country and its situation between the two great oceans, it is well-tempered by the alisios (northeast trades) and other winds. I begin this chapter with the following table which gives the Meteorological Conditions in San José During the Year 1896. ---------+------------------------+------------+---------+---------- | Temperature in C.° |Evaporation.|Humidity.|Atm’sph’ic | | | | Pressure. +------------------------+------------+---------+---------- | Max. | Min. |Average.| Average. | Average.| Average | | | | | | in mm. ---------+-------+-------+--------+------------+---------+---------- | | | | Per cent. | January | 28.5 | 10.8 | 18.60 | 26.97 | 78 | 665.86 February | 31.8 | 10.5 | 19.24 | 33.97 | 74 | 665.39 March | 32.4 | 12.2 | 19.84 | 42.77 | 70 | 665.38 April | 28.4 | 14.8 | 20.13 | 19.65 | 84 | 664.87 May | 29.2 | 15.8 | 20.10 | 19.84 | 83 | 665.32 June | 28.8 | 14.9 | 20.32 | 18.67 | 84 | 665.09 July | 29.2 | 15.8 | 20.10 | 19.84 | 83 | 665.32 August | 29.2 | 14.7 | 20.17 | 22.81 | 82 | 664.38 September| 26.6 | 14.4 | 19.97 | 17.87 | 85 | 664.83 October | 28.4 | 14.8 | 20.13 | 19.65 | 84 | 664.87 November | 29.0 | 14.2 | 19.78 | 19.93 | 84 | 664.70 December | 27.7 | 11.9 | 19.30 | 25.29 | 80 | 665.36 ---------+-------+-------+--------+------------+---------+---------- Average | 28.71 | 13.73 | 19.81 | 23.94 | 81 | 665.21 ---------+-------+-------+--------+------------+---------+---------- First Half of 1897.