Costa Rica is a democratic and
peaceful country. It abolished its
army in 1949 and was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987.
Its literacy rate (96%) is the
highest in the Americas.
Costa Rica is one of the world's most desirable retirement destinations, and home to
more Americans per capita than any other country outside of the U.S., thanks in part
to its spring-like climate, low cost of living and affordable access to one of the world's
finest health care systems. The "Happy Planet Index" has placed Costa Rica on top of
every country in the WORLD. The HPI measures a country's average subjective life
satisfaction, life expectancy at birth, and ecological footprint per capita.
ON EARTH
THE HAPPIEST PLACE
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Plaza de la Fortuna in La Fortuna
