In describing Santiago's boat, Hemingway says,
"The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat." Beautiful but sad imagery to show Santiago's poverty.
Concerning the climate/location, we get a description of Santiago himself:
"The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks."
And rather than coming out and saying, "This story takes place in the Caribbean Sea," Hemingway mentions fish being taken to market in Havana (Cuba).
All of these examples were in the first three pages of the story. Another close, careful read will give you even more examples to work with. Good luck!
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