Costa Rica an island of sanity in a mad world
Costa Rica is a country that lives up to its national motto, pura vida or everything is good in life. The country prides itself in being Latin America’s oldest democracy and that has always respected human rights. Most people know that Costa Rica abolished its armed forces on December 1, 1948. It has never experienced the widespread and endemic violence of Mexico and Colombia. It’s just not in the DNA of the country.
It is no wonder that together with its natural beauty, wonderful peace-loving people who welcome foreigners and unblemished international reputation, it has become one of the most popular retirement havens in the world. More Americans live here per capita than any other country in the world. They cannot be wrong. Furthermore, Costa Rica is considered the best place to retire in 2024: https://apple.news/A4JohOpneTmajfkhAlhqQUg
Recently, there has been an increase in crime because of drug trafficking. Traffickers realized that because of the country’s geographical location, it in the world was easy to use as a transit point for shipping their products to North America and Europe. Local authorities with the help of the U.S. are trying to put an end to this situation. The country basically “got caught with its pants down” and was not prepared.
Remember no country is crime-free. Utopia does not exist. However, I would not have lived here for over 40 years if I thought it was dangerous. |
