Facts for the visitor:
Costa Rica has no military. One quarter of its land area is protected or devoted to national parks and though it comprises only 0.01% of the Earth's landmass, it is home to five percent of its biological diversity. Costa Rica has the highest literacy and life expectancy rate in Latin America.
Costa Rica is an oasis of calm among its turbulent neighbours and an ecotourism heaven, making it one of the best places to experience the tropics with minimal impact. It's also mostly coastline, which means great surfing, beaches galore and a climate built for laziness.
Costa Rica's enlightened approach to conservation has ensured that lush jungles are home to playful monkeys, languid sloths, crocodiles, countless lizards, poison-dart frogs and a mind-boggling assortment of exotic birds, insects and butterflies. Meanwhile, endangered sea turtles nest on both coasts and cloud forests protect elusive birds and jungle cats.
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