About the lack of hot water. Actually there is very warm water as all houses and apartments have black PVC water tanks on the roof. Turn the tap on and a few minutes there will be warm water. Being near the equator means the temperature is always 85 degrees in the sun and 80 degrees in the shade.
365 days a year the sun rises at 6:45am and sets 6:45pm,there is no daylight savings time.