Costa Rica News News Costa Rica » People: Costa Rica ranked 4th happiest country in the world. As someone who lives there, here's what they don't tell you
Costa Rica just ranked 4th on the 2026 World Happiness Report, its highest score ever and the best result for any Latin American country. I have lived there since 2016, and the real story is more ...
News Costa Rica » People: Thinking about moving from the US to Costa Rica for political reasons? Here's what that actually looks like
Thinking about leaving the U.S. for Costa Rica? A longtime resident gives a breakdown of what the move involves, including safety and legal protections for LGBTQ+ travelers, women, and people of color ...
News Costa Rica » People: Moving To Costa Rica: A Guide For North American Retirees
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathleen Peddicord covers moving, living, and investing overseas. Costa Rica is perhaps the world’s best-known foreign retirement ...
News Costa Rica » People: Costa Rica Remains a Top Retirement Destination for People From the United States
Costa Rica is once again benefiting from a growing shift among older Americans who are looking outside the United States for their next chapter. In polling released by Monmouth University, 17% of ...
News Costa Rica » People: Costa Rica and the meaning of life
As recently as 2023, the term pura vida finally entered the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, which defines the words and phrases used across the Spanish-speaking world. This particular ...
News Costa Rica » People: How Many People Have Visited All of Costa Rica’s National Parks?
The honest answer is that no one really knows. Costa Rica has no official record for people who have visited every national park in the country. There is no public registry, no national stamp book, no ...
News Costa Rica » People: Conference on Planet, People, Peace (P3) arrives in Costa Rica next week
Costa Rica is ready to host a new edition of the prestigious International Conference on Sustainable Tourism: Planet, People, Peace (P3), which is taking place 9-11 October in San José, the country’s ...