Costa Rica is Happiest Place on the Planet

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Costa Rica is Happiest Place on the Planet

Costa Rica has once again been ranked as the happiest place on the planet by the Happy Planet Index. Here’s their scoring of happy people costa ricaCosta Rica.

This is the third time that Costa Rica has been ranked at the top spot. They also were ranked as the Happiest Place on the Planet in 2009 and 2012. According to the Index:

People living in Costa Rica have higher wellbeing than the residents of many rich nations, including the USA and the UK, and live longer than people in the USA. And all of this is achieved with a per capita Ecological Footprint that’s just one third of the size of the USA’s.

Costa Rica is also a world leader when it comes to environmental protection. The Costa Rican government uses taxes collected on the sale of fossil fuels to pay for the protection of forests.

In 2015, the country was able to produce 99% of its electricityfrom renewable sources, and the government continues to invest in renewable energy generation in an effort to meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2021.

Come on down and see for yourself what makes Costa Rica such a wonderful place to live. Pura vida!


“Pura Vida” Is The Mantra Of Costa Rica & Translates to “Pure Life”

Pura Vida

My daughter enjoying a walk down the stream in Las Villas de San Buenas enjoying the feeling of Pura Vida. If you would like more information about this beautiful and inspiring place in Costa Rica’s beautiful Osa region, please fill out the contact information to the right.

We look forward to meeting you here in Paradise!

Pura vida!

Nick Halverson
CEO

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My daughter enjoying a walk in Las Villas de San Buenas

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