Although Costa Rica is just 51,100 square kilometers, this small country is famous and internationally recognized for its great diversity and concentration of natural resources, as well as it inhabitants' proverbial cordiality; what distinguishes it as a special attractive destination for foreigners, who far from being coincidence, surpass a million and half annually.

The fact that more than one million tourists visit Costa Rica each year does not happen by chance. Our country, located in Central America, is an isthmus where life seems to have created its roots. Covering only 0.03% of the surface of our planet, Costa Rica has approximately 6% of the world's biodiversity.

The cost of living, high taxes and government regulations in North America and Europe are causing a lot of people of all ages including 79 million baby boomers and entrepreneurs, to search for an affordable place to reside. Ask Costa Rica what it can do for you today.

Costa Rica offers good life style, infrastructure, climate, and all the amenities you have now. Many people are enjoying the capital gain in their real estate and are moving money to Real Estate in Costa Rica; buying retirement homes, second homes and condos, especially in Escazu where it is cool and only an hour away from the coast. There is a boom in beach property purchases that will continue for the next five years. The best real estate opportunities for investment are now.

In addition, Costa Rica is characterized by impressive scenic beauty, a consolidated system of protected areas, social and political stability, high educational levels, and efficient infrastructure and services. All of this offered in a territory of only 51 thousand square kilometers, surrounded by both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, at a distance from each other of only three to four hours by land or 45 minutes by air.

The country has an up-to-date medical system with hospitals, clinics and complete medical services. Costa Rica has been considered by numerous international medical authorities as having one of the best low-cost medical care systems in the world, when considering preventative and curative medicine. Cosmetic surgery is affordable and Costa Rica's plastic surgeons are among the world's best.

There are also many tax advantages to living in Costa Rica. Investors pay no capital gains taxes on real estate, business taxes are minimal. Property taxes are about a tenth of the taxes in the U.S.

The country's strategic position, in the heart of the western hemisphere, the Government's positive attitude towards foreign investment, its infrastructure, access to international markets, and the quality and cost of labor, make Costa Rica an ideal place to establish commercial operations.

If you choose to go into business, the government offers incentives. You may also form a tax sheltered corporation and write off most of your business expenses. Foreigners are not required to pay taxes on external income. You can obtain high speed broad band Internet connections in the central valley