Moonbow towns like Monteverde and Santa Elena. These occur when clouds of mist are blown in from the Caribbean by the Christmas Winds. The Christmas Winds happen from the end of December through late January or early February. These clouds of mists create a streaming pattern of stripes giving rise to their popular name in Spanish of Pelo de Gato or Cat's Hair. Moonbows happen in this part of Costa Rica almost every full moon in the months of December through February. The bows that are caused by Pelo de Gato are not limited to just before dawn but can happen
Ai Pelo Prison Silva (in office 1894–1908) ordered that several Timorese "Liurais" be sent to Ai Pelo. Amongst the other prisoners held there was the Portuguese deportee , who was later released for good behaviour. Prisoners were housed underground, submerged up to the knees in salt water from the nearby sea. Mistreatment is said to have been common practice, and included the mixing of broken glass with inmates' food. The prison was deactivated in 1939. In that year, floods after heavy rains in Dili and Liquiçá claimed human lives and damaged infrastructure, including the prison. During World War II, both Australian and Japanese