no nigel. not the same. the litespeed on my bare arms is cold. the fuera isn't anywhere near as cold because of its greater rigidity. i have needed a fleece beneath the litespeed where i haven't with the fuera. the fuera has far superior venting options compared to the litespeed. both are good windproofs. it's just a case of what trade-offs you make with weight vs function.
but back to the op. the paramo shirt is a good choice as it is quite wind resistant, protects you from the sun and wicks sweat away like nothing else i've worn. i would suggest making sure th ebuttons are sewn on properly though. every shirt i've had buttons have fallen off quite quickly. i'm convinced this is the reason why they give you 2 spare buttons
When I first came to California, I burned quickly and practically lived in the Paramo Trek+Travel. Simply hold the fabric up to the sun and see how little light gets through. Once my tan developed then moved to polartec base which is cooler in a breeze, the Tacana (the Katmai even more so) has multiple layers front pockets which slow cooling at the front. The Tacana would be a good choice for a white-skinned person and is good as a windproof by itself. The intended designed purpose was for more urban situations needing those pockets.
On my legs I initially used the Merapi trousers, then shorts. It only takes one good burning to make you careful in the lower latitudes.
I looked at my Katmai last night, on the right side there is a "hidden" pocket is a whole flap, which produces 3 layers of wicking fabric for belt-chest height across the whole right side buttons-edge - this is for hiding documents, maps, etc. For a pure wicking baselayer these layers block the evaporation so you get a wetter patch in that part of the shirt. I can see one could cut that hidden pocket off if you wanted, and stitch the exposed ends to stop fraying, and also if you wanted to snap off the small zip handle on the outside. That obviously removes a pocket but makes it cooler. There are two chest pockets remaining for stuff (compass, etc).
The range of the Parameta A fabric in hot windy climate is good, it wicks for cooling and is windproof for barrier to cool wind.
I spent two weeks in Cape Verde the Xmas before last and it does get a bit windy, above 700m the climate changes from semi arid to something similar to Uk summer and it can rain a bit.
