Costa Rica is a small country located in Central America with an area of 51,100 km2 only larger than El Salvador and Belize, but, from many points of view, it is a great destination for visitors. It is a country with great tourist potential that is valued as one of the most visited international destinations. One of its main sources of income is tourism. Costa Rica is recognized worldwide for its democracy, the peace with which it lives and the fact that it is one of the few countries in the world that has not had an army since 1949, which has allowed it to redirect those resources to education.
It has a diversity of flora and fauna of the highest in the world. Its isthmic position allowed the migration of species between the continental masses of North and South America. Although the country is small and covers only 0.03% of the planet's surface, it has the privilege of being the habitat of 5% of the existing biodiversity throughout the world. 25.58% of its territory is protected under various forms of conservation, which has earned it multiple international recognitions, in 2019 Costa Rica was classified as the greenest and happiest country on the planet according to the planetary happiness index, also in the area of Guanacaste is recognized as one of the Blue Zones, the five places with the longest populations and the best living conditions in the world. The conservation of the environment is in the DNA of Costa Ricans, living in peace and in harmony with the environment gives rise to the culture of "PURA VIDA". Costa Rica also offers an excellent setting for investments and the establishment of important international companies, thanks to the recognized academic level of its population, the good standard of modern services and its socio-political stability.