Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a country the size of a small European region that concentrates 5% of the planet's biodiversity. A territory where you can have breakfast watching an active volcano, lunch in the jungle surrounded by monkeys and dinner facing the Pacific watching turtles nest. But Costa Rica is much more than nature. It is a country without an army that invests in education and conservation. It is a stable democracy in a complicated region. It is friendly people who have turned "Pura Vida" into something more than a greeting: a way of understanding existence. From the clouds of Monteverde to the beaches of Manuel Antonio, from the smoking Arenal to the Caribbean of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica offers a density of experiences hard to match. And all in short distances, with excellent tourist infrastructure and the security of knowing you are in the most stable country in Latin America.