Source: The Costa Rica Star

Costa Rica, known and loved for its pristine beaches and lush rainforests as well as its “Pura Vida” lifestyle, has become the third most popular destination for tourists from North America who are seeking top-of-the-line medical and dental services at prices that can be 30 to 50 percent more affordable.

Source: Msn Lifestyle

Per Reader’s Digest, Costa Rica — a perennial favorite — has a lot going on in 2020, with new chocolate and cycling tours, and glamping destinations.

Source: Lonely Planet

Costa Rica flies the flag for sustainable tourism. This small country’s vast biodiversity attracts visitors keen to spot sleepy sloths in trees, red-eyed frogs paralysing their predators, and whales in the Pacific.

Source: The Tico Times

Earlier this year, the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) launched “Only the Essentials,” a worldwide tourism campaign meant to brand the country as “an opportunity to connect with the essence of life: nature, well-being, culture and adventure.”

Source: The Tico Times

The Costa Rican government last week signed a law creating a National Lifeguard Corps to increase safety on the nation’s beaches.
Law 9780, “Implementation of lifeguard units on national beaches,” creates a National Commission for the Prevention and Care of Drowning, “with the objective of providing security and protecting the life and integrity of those who vacation on the coasts,” according to Casa Presidencial.