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A Hour strip of Costa Rica is similar to the one of the central time of E.E.U.U. In a flight direct hours to Miami take 2:30.
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Seven exist customs of interest for the international trade. Located in the borders with Panama and Nicaragua, in the ports of the Atlantic and the Pacific, Airport Juan Santamaría and other points within the country.
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The fact that Costa Rica has ports in both coasts, it allows that the country is attractive to be taken care of by 236 greater carriers, 60% of which operate from Puerto Moín in Limon (one is to 5 hours of San jose). Port Boiler (coast of the Pacific) one is to 6 hours of San jose. The tariffs are competitive to the E.E.U.U., Europe and Asia.
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Main airport (Juan Santamaría) it is located to 15 kilometers of San jose. The other airport in importance, and of great growth in flights in the last years, it is the airport Daniel Oduber, located in Liberia. Both airports were approved like class 1 by the Aviation Federal Administration (FAA) of E.E.U.U.
Their economic, political and social stability of Costa Rica, is characteristics that have distinguished it through their contemporary history, are part of the strengths that have allowed him to achieve great successes in their performance in the attraction of investments.
The country counts on a solid legal system that administers the Judicial Power, as it guards by the fulfillment of the laws, that nationals and foreigners within the territory the same cover to.
Rich coast account today with one stable democracy and world-wide recognized with more than 115 years of trajectory. This vocation of respect by the political processes and La Paz has been enriched with the abolition of the army in 1949, recognized in 1987, when Oscar granted itself to him to the then President of the Aryan Republic Sanchez the Nobel prize of La Paz.
The last study of the World Bank on political stability it locates in the first place from Latin America to Costa Rica and in position 36 of the world between 209 countries worldwide. This measurement includes different indicators between which the possibility that is evaluated the government in the power can be destabilized or be overthrown by means of possible unconstitutional or violent means, including internal violence and terrorism. This index captures the idea that the quality of the government in a country is it jeopardize by the probability of abrupt changes in the government, which has effect in the possibility more deeply of continuing political and, it limits the possibility of the citizens pacifically of selecting and of replacing his governors.
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Climate in Costa Rica is placentero throughout the year. The rank average of temperatures in San jOse is of 14 to 24 Centigrade ones (57 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit) in December and from 17 to 27 Centigrade (63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit) in May. The Caribbean coast does average of 21°C (70°F) at night and on 30°C (86°F) during the day. coast of the Pacific is hotter than the Caribbean, but the humidity is minor.
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With than 360 hotels, located more by all the national territory, Costa Rica offers an ample phantom of possibilities to relax and to rest.
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The combination of places stops to rest and adventure activities (golf, fishes, surfing, rafting, canopy, etc.) make of the country the ideal place to remain.
Facility of access
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With more than 1,7 million visitors in 2006, Costa Rica has been as a destiny par excellence for the international tourist. The tourist activity during 2006 generated more than 1.620 million dollars.
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An increasing supply of flights international it is taking as new destiny the Airport Daniel Oduber (Liberia), a place near the coast of the Pacific and several of the main tourist infrastructure works of the country. New resources are being destined to the improvement of the infrastructure as much of the main airport (Juan Santamaría) like of the airports secondary.
Costa Rica: the country of the natural beauty
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Costa Rica occupies the first place in world in ecological tourism.
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Costa Rica represents the 0,03% of surface of the planet and contains 6% of the biodiversity of the world.
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25% of the national territory is protected in forms of national parks or biological reserves.
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34 national parks exist distributed by all the national territory.
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In the country 1,000 can be varieties of orchids and 845 varieties of birds.
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The fauna includes jaguars, pumas, agoutis, green turtles, three sluggish species of monkeys, crocodiles and bears.
Health indicators of a developed country
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Social security in Costa Rica is a subject of great importance in the history of the country. After the abolishing the army in 1949, resources that were used for the military were redirected towards education and health. This has allowed the country to boast the best health indicators of all Latin America, and comparable only to those of developed countries.
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Besides the National Public Health System, the country has a strong private health system, with hospitals and clinics of great prestige and reputation.
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Costa Rica registered an infant death rate, for 2006, of 9.45 deaths for every 1000 born live in Costa Rica, very similar to infant mortality rates present in developed countries.
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According to the World Bank, Costa Rica has the highest life expectancy at birth in all Latin America: 78.1. This figure can be compared to those of first world countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland, among others.
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95% of the Costa Rican population has adequate water access (at least 20 liters per person per day) from an improved source (home connection, public, well or connection or protected sources, or collected rain water). Also, 93% of all Costa Rican have access to improved sanitary facilities.
Real Estate
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There are little real estate restrictions for foreigners; the Law ensures the same rights for foreigners as for citizens, which means that there are no special conditions for the acquisition of properties in the country.
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According to the US Department of State, more than 20,000 US expatriates reside in Costa Rica, many of them as retirees.
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To perform a real estate transaction in Costa Rica, the following steps are basically required:
- Identification document
- Cadastre Property Print
- Public registry
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The Costa Rican workforce is considered perhaps the most important attraction for foreign investors, as the population is highly literate and well educated. The government has long placed a high priority in investing in public education, which includes the university system as well as the technical and vocational training scheme. The abolishment of the armed forces in 1949 freed resources that have mostly been invested in free education and health services for the population, while a generous education expenditure ratio of more than 5% over GDP is currently maintained by law. As an reflect of these efforts, Costa Rica now has one of the highest Human Development Indexes among developing nations (0.834), and one of the highest literacy rates of the Americas (94.9%); in addition, the expected number of years of schooling has been calculated at 10, according to World Bank's World Development Indicators 2004. A nation that long ago realized the importance of education and which currently allocates more than 6% of its GDP to educational programs is indeed the best guarantee for a successful business environment.
English Skills
Education is compulsory up to 9th grade and places a strong emphasis on computer skills and English skills since the early grades. To this respect, an official nationwide survey showed that more than 258,000 Costa Ricans could speak English well. |