Costa Rica has been selling Canadians essentially the same dream for decades.

Warm weather. Beaches. Mountains. Tropical forests. Political stability. Good healthcare. A slower pace of life. And a relatively easy flight back to North America.

Unlike some destinations that suddenly became fashionable during the remote-work boom, Costa Rica has been absorbing Canadian and American retirees, expats, property buyers and entrepreneurs for generations.

That maturity matters.

Costa Rica isn’t the cheapest country in Central America. It isn’t an undiscovered real-estate market. It isn’t a place where you should expect to buy beachfront property for $100,000 and watch it triple because nobody else has found it yet.

What Costa Rica offers instead is something less exciting and arguably more valuable:

a relatively established way for a Canadian to build a life in Central America.

Foreigners can generally own titled property directly. Several residency pathways are designed around retirees, people with stable outside income and investors. Private healthcare has an established international reputation. English is common in major expat areas. And there are enough foreign residents that almost every practical problem a Canadian encounters has been encountered before.

There are trade-offs.

Prices in the most desirable coastal communities have already absorbed decades of foreign demand. Infrastructure can be inconsistent. The rainy season is real. Crime requires more attention than it does in most Canadian communities. Beachfront ownership has an important legal complication. And anyone moving permanently needs to understand that Costa Rica’s tax, residency and healthcare systems don’t operate like Canada’s.

Costa Rica therefore isn’t interesting because it’s perfect.

It’s interesting because it combines climate, proximity, stability, property rights, residency options and healthcareunusually well.

This roadmap brings together Sovereign Canadian’s research on living, investing, owning property, obtaining residency and building a life in Costa Rica as a Canadian.

Start Here

There are two obvious ways into Costa Rica.

Living in Costa Rica as a Canadian

If you’re considering Costa Rica as somewhere to spend winters, retire, raise a family, work remotely or relocate permanently, property is only part of the decision.

Residency, healthcare, taxation, transportation, language, climate and where you choose to live can matter much more.

Living in Costa Rica as a Canadian

Costa Rica Real Estate for Canadians

If property is what brought you here, start with the country-level investment guide.

Costa Rica is unusual among popular warm-weather destinations because Canadians can generally hold ordinary titled property directly, with substantially the same ownership rights as Costa Rican citizens. The major exception is certain coastal property within the country’s Maritime Zone.  

** ⁠Read: Costa Rica Real Estate Investing for Canadians →**

Why Costa Rica?

Costa Rica’s strongest argument isn’t any single feature.

It’s the combination.

You get tropical weather without moving halfway around the world.

You get an established democracy in a region where political risk varies enormously.

You get Pacific and Caribbean coasts.

You get mountains and cooler Central Valley communities.

You get substantial biodiversity and outdoor life.

You get an established expat infrastructure.

And you get a country Canadians can realistically use rather than merely own something in.

Costa Rica is also one of the more popular foreign-property destinations among Canadians. Sovereign Canadian’s broader offshore-property research placed it in the major Central American/Caribbean cluster alongside Panama, the Dominican Republic and Belize.  

The trade-off is price.

Decades of American and Canadian demand mean the obvious destinations aren’t bargains anymore.

Costa Rica is better understood as a mature lifestyle market than a frontier investment.

Living in Costa Rica

The vacation version is simple.

The long-term version requires more thought.

Costa Rica has good private healthcare, established expat communities and a relatively approachable lifestyle.

It also has tropical weather, bureaucracy, uneven roads, different security expectations and infrastructure that varies dramatically by location.

Cost of Living in Costa Rica

The old story that you can move to Costa Rica and live like royalty for almost nothing has aged badly.

Imported goods can be expensive.

Cars can be expensive.

Electricity can be expensive.

Prime coastal property can be expensive.

International schools and high-end private healthcare add another layer.

But housing, domestic services, local food and many everyday expenses can still compare favourably with Canada depending on where and how you live.

The important distinction is between:

living like a Costa Rican

and

recreating an upper-middle-class Canadian lifestyle in Costa Rica.

Those aren’t priced the same way.

Living in Costa Rica for a Year

Costa Rica is particularly well suited to the reconnaissance-year idea.

Rent first.

Try the dry season.

Then experience the rainy season.

Live at the beach.

Then spend time in the Central Valley.

Use the healthcare system.

Drive the roads.

Buy groceries.

See whether tropical life still appeals when it stops being vacation.

Retiring in Costa Rica

Retirement is one of Costa Rica’s strongest use cases.

The country has decades of experience with foreign retirees, residency pathways relevant to pensioners and people with outside income, and a healthcare system that combines public and private options.

The bigger question isn’t whether Costa Rica works for retirement.

It’s which part of Costa Rica works for the retirement you want.

Snowbirding in Costa Rica

Costa Rica can also function as a seasonal winter base without becoming a permanent home.

That gives Canadians access to the climate without immediately changing tax residence, buying property or committing to permanent relocation.

Immigration limits and Canadian provincial healthcare requirements still need to be respected.

Working Remotely From Costa Rica

Costa Rica has embraced remote workers through a specific digital-nomad framework.

That can make longer stays easier for someone whose income comes from outside the country.

But immigration status and tax status should still be treated as separate questions.

Where to Live in Costa Rica

This may be the most important section of the roadmap.

Costa Rica is small on a map and remarkably diverse on the ground.

The beach, Central Valley and mountains can produce completely different lives.

Guanacaste & the Gold Coast

Guanacaste is the Costa Rica many Canadians picture first.

Pacific beaches.

Dry-season sunshine.

Resorts.

Surfing.

Golf.

Vacation rentals.

And a large North American population.

It is also one of the country’s most mature and expensive foreign-buyer markets.  

Tamarindo

Tamarindo is one of the country’s best-known beach towns and a major tourism and short-term-rental market.

It offers restaurants, nightlife, surfing and a substantial international community.

The price reflects that popularity.

Playa Flamingo

Flamingo occupies a more upscale part of the Guanacaste market, reinforced by marina development and luxury property.

Playas del Coco

Coco provides a more established town environment and remains popular with Canadian and American owners.

Playa Hermosa

A quieter alternative close to Coco and Liberia.

Nosara

Nosara has become an international wellness, surfing and luxury-lifestyle market.

That transformation has also made it expensive.

Guanacaste Real Estate

This should be the first regional Costa Rican property deep dive.

The existing country guide identifies Tamarindo and the Gold Coast as the country’s deepest tourist/STR market while noting that saturation and entry prices have risen substantially.  

Central Valley

The Central Valley is a completely different Costa Rica.

Instead of choosing primarily around beaches, you choose around:

climate,

healthcare,

schools,

shopping,

airports,

services,

and everyday livability.

For permanent residents and retirees, that can be more important.

San José

The capital provides the country’s deepest concentration of employment, hospitals, universities and services.

The metropolitan area matters more to most expats than downtown San José itself.

Escazú

Escazú is one of the country’s most established upscale expat communities.

Private healthcare, international schools, shopping and proximity to San José make it especially relevant for families and retirees who want convenience.

Santa Ana

Santa Ana offers another modern, internationally oriented Central Valley base.

Atenas

Atenas has long attracted retirees looking for a smaller community, comfortable elevation and access to both San José and the Pacific.

Grecia

Grecia provides a similar Central Valley lifestyle with less coastal tourism and lower costs than the most famous beach markets.

Central Valley Real Estate

For someone actually planning to live in Costa Rica rather than maximize vacation-rental income, this may be the country’s most important property guide.

The existing Costa Rica research identifies Escazú, Santa Ana, Atenas, Grecia and San Ramón as particularly relevant lifestyle and retirement markets.  

Central Pacific

The Central Pacific offers easier access from San José than much of Guanacaste.

Jacó

Jacó is one of Costa Rica’s most developed beach towns.

It has substantial tourism infrastructure and rental demand but a very different atmosphere from quieter retirement communities.

Herradura

Nearby Los Sueños and Herradura create a more upscale resort and marina market.

Manuel Antonio & Quepos

Manuel Antonio combines extraordinary natural beauty with one of Costa Rica’s strongest tourism brands.

That creates obvious vacation-rental demand.

It also makes land status and development restrictions especially important.

The existing real-estate guide identifies Manuel Antonio and Quepos as established rental markets while warning that concession-land complications can occur near the coast.  

Southern Zone

The Southern Zone offers a less developed version of Pacific Costa Rica.

Dominical

Surfing and tourism anchor the market.

Uvita

Uvita has become increasingly popular with foreign residents looking for jungle, ocean and lower-density living.

Ojochal

Ojochal has developed a notable international community while remaining considerably smaller than Guanacaste’s major expat centres.

Southern Zone Real Estate

The attraction is obvious:

less development, extraordinary geography and potentially lower entry prices than the mature Gold Coast.

The trade-off is equally obvious:

less infrastructure and liquidity.

Arenal & the Mountains

Costa Rica isn’t only a beach destination.

La Fortuna

La Fortuna’s volcano and eco-tourism economy create a rental market that doesn’t depend on beach travel.

The existing real-estate analysis identifies Arenal/La Fortuna as one of Costa Rica’s distinctive tourism-investment markets.  

Lake Arenal

Lake communities attract residents who prefer elevation, cooler weather and a quieter environment.

Caribbean Coast

The Caribbean side feels distinctly different from Pacific Costa Rica.

Puerto Viejo

Puerto Viejo combines Caribbean culture, beaches, tourism and a smaller independent-minded expat community.

Cahuita

Cahuita offers a quieter coastal alternative anchored by the national park.

Caribbean Real Estate

Lower international buyer volume can create different pricing from Guanacaste.

Infrastructure, climate and market liquidity also differ.

Investing in Costa Rican Real Estate

Costa Rica’s investment case starts with an unusually attractive feature:

ordinary titled property is straightforward for foreigners to own.

That doesn’t automatically make it a good investment.

Mature foreign demand has pushed prices higher in established markets, while short-term-rental economics are becoming more regulated and taxed.  

** ⁠Read: Costa Rica Real Estate Investing for Canadians →**

Guanacaste Real Estate

Tourism and international demand make this the obvious first regional investment guide.

Central Valley Real Estate

More relevant to long-term residents, families and retirees.

Manuel Antonio Real Estate

Tourism provides the demand; land status creates part of the risk.

Southern Zone Real Estate

A lower-density growth thesis.

Arenal Real Estate

Eco-tourism creates a different rental proposition from the coast.

Can Canadians Buy Property in Costa Rica?

Generally, yes.

Canadians can own ordinary titled Costa Rican real estate directly and generally receive the same property rights as Costa Rican citizens.  

There is no Mexican-style requirement for a bank trust simply because the buyer is foreign.

That simplicity is one of Costa Rica’s major advantages.

But there is one enormous qualification.

The Maritime Zone

Beachfront Costa Rica requires different due diligence.

The Zona Marítimo Terrestre generally extends 200 metres inland from the ordinary high-tide line.

The first 50 metres are public.

Much of the next 150 metres operates through a concession system rather than conventional titled ownership.

Foreign ownership of those concessions is restricted in ways ordinary titled property is not.  

That means two properties described online as “beachfront” can have fundamentally different legal structures.

One may be titled.

The other may involve concession rights.

Those aren’t interchangeable assets.

Buying Property in Costa Rica

The ease of foreign ownership doesn’t eliminate the need for independent due diligence.

Verify Title

The National Registry should be used to confirm ownership, liens and registered property information.

Independent Lawyer

Your lawyer should represent you, not the seller, developer or realtor.

Survey & Boundaries

Physical boundaries and registered boundaries need to agree.

That becomes especially important with rural and coastal land.

Due Diligence

Permits, water availability, zoning, environmental restrictions, condominium obligations and access all deserve review.

Corporation or Personal Ownership?

A Costa Rican corporation can be useful in some situations.

It isn’t mandatory merely because you’re Canadian.

The existing Costa Rica guide notes that some foreign owners use a Costa Rican S.A. or S.R.L. for liability, privacy or succession reasons, but ordinary titled property can be held personally.  

Financing Property in Costa Rica

This is less attractive than the ownership rules.

Local Mortgages

Foreigners can potentially obtain local financing, but rates, documentation and loan terms may compare poorly with Canadian financing.

Canadian HELOC

Some Canadians effectively make a cash purchase using equity borrowed against Canadian property.

That simplifies the Costa Rican closing but creates Canadian-dollar debt against a foreign asset.

Developer Financing

Some projects offer financing.

The fact that the developer is willing to lend money isn’t evidence that the development itself is safe.

Cash

Cash remains common in the foreign-buyer market.

That eliminates financing risk while increasing concentration risk.

Costa Rican Property Taxes

One of Costa Rica’s attractions is relatively modest ordinary property taxation.

The existing Sovereign Canadian real-estate analysis puts the standard annual property tax at approximately 0.25% of registered value, while noting other taxes can apply depending on the property and use.  

Luxury Home Tax

Higher-value residential properties can potentially face an additional solidarity/luxury-home tax.

Closing Costs

Transfer, registration, notary and legal costs need to be included in the acquisition model.

Renting Property in Costa Rica

Vacation rentals are central to the investment thesis in many coastal markets.

Short-Term Rentals

Guanacaste, Manuel Antonio, Jacó and other tourism markets have substantial STR demand.

But an Airbnb spreadsheet should never substitute for understanding registration and taxation.

Rental Tax

Costa Rican rental income can create local tax obligations.

Platform Withholding

The tax treatment of short-term rentals has been evolving, and the existing Sovereign Canadian guide flags new withholding rules as an important 2026 issue for STR owners.  

Long-Term Rentals

Central Valley properties can support a fundamentally different strategy based on residents rather than tourists.

Property Management

Managing a tropical property from Canada is not passive.

Humidity.

Pools.

Gardens.

Security.

Guest turnover.

Maintenance.

Storms.

A competent local manager isn’t just a booking service.

It’s part of the asset.

Canadian Tax on Costa Rican Property

A Costa Rican asset doesn’t leave the Canadian tax system merely because it sits in another country.

Rental Income

Canadian residents generally report worldwide rental income in Canada.

T1135

Qualifying foreign property with sufficient cost may trigger foreign-asset reporting.

Property used primarily for personal purposes can be treated differently from an income-producing investment.

Foreign Tax Credits

Qualifying Costa Rican income tax paid may potentially generate Canadian foreign-tax-credit relief.

No Canada–Costa Rica Income Tax Treaty

This is an important distinction.

Canada and Costa Rica do not currently have a comprehensive bilateral income tax treaty.

Canadian unilateral foreign-tax-credit mechanisms can still matter, but you don’t have the additional treaty framework available in countries that have one with Canada.  

** ⁠Explore Finance & Tax →**

Residency in Costa Rica

Buying property and obtaining residency are related only in specific circumstances.

You don’t need to become resident merely to own ordinary property.

If you actually want to live in Costa Rica, several residency categories become relevant.

Pensionado

The Pensionado category is designed around qualifying lifetime pension income.

That makes it particularly relevant to retirees.

Rentista

Rentista residency is aimed at applicants who can demonstrate qualifying stable income or financial resources.

This can suit financially independent people who aren’t yet pensioners.

Inversionista

The Investor route links residency to qualifying investment.

Costa Rica’s current investor-residency threshold is identified in Sovereign Canadian’s 2026 property research as US$150,000, but this is exactly the kind of threshold to verify immediately before acting.  

Digital Nomad

Costa Rica also has a framework for qualifying remote workers earning income from abroad.

It is better understood as a long-stay remote-work route than as a substitute for permanent residency.

Permanent Residence

Temporary residency can potentially lead toward permanent residence after satisfying the applicable requirements and timelines.

Citizenship

Naturalization is a much longer-term decision and depends on residence history and individual circumstances.

For most Canadians, Costa Rica is more compelling as a residency flag than as a rapid second-citizenship strategy.

Tax Residency in Costa Rica

Immigration residency and tax residency aren’t the same thing.

Obtaining a residency card doesn’t by itself answer where all of your income will be taxed.

Costa Rica’s Territorial Tax System

Costa Rica has traditionally operated primarily on a territorial basis, making the source and characterization of income particularly important.

Canadian Tax Residency

Canada separately decides whether you’ve actually ceased being a Canadian tax resident.

Keeping a Canadian home, spouse, dependants and other significant ties can matter.

Leaving Canada for Costa Rica

A genuine emigration can trigger Canadian departure-tax and other planning issues.

Don’t establish Costa Rican residency first and figure out Canadian departure planning afterward.

Healthcare in Costa Rica

Healthcare is one of Costa Rica’s strongest advantages over many other retirement destinations.

The country combines a national public healthcare system with a substantial private sector.

The Caja

Costa Rica’s public healthcare system is administered through the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, usually called the Caja or CCSS.

Legal residents can have obligations and access tied to this system depending on their status.

Private Healthcare

Many foreign residents supplement or bypass the public system for certain care through private hospitals, clinics and insurance.

San José and the Central Valley have the country’s deepest private medical infrastructure.

Healthcare and Where You Live

This is one reason a beach retirement shouldn’t be selected from photographs alone.

Living beside the Pacific may be wonderful.

Being close to sophisticated medical care may become increasingly valuable with age.

The existing Costa Rica property analysis specifically identifies healthcare access as an advantage of Central Valley retirement locations.  

Medical Tourism in Costa Rica

Costa Rica isn’t merely a place foreigners retire for access to healthcare.

It’s also an established medical-tourism destination.

Sovereign Canadian’s medical-tourism research identifies Costa Rica as one of the major destinations for Canadians, particularly for dental and cosmetic treatment, supported by established private medical infrastructure in San José.  

Dental Tourism

Dental work may be Costa Rica’s most natural medical-tourism proposition for Canadians.

Cosmetic Surgery

Private facilities also serve an established international cosmetic-surgery market.

Orthopedic & Other Procedures

More substantial procedures require a different level of due diligence around surgeon experience, recovery and Canadian follow-up.

Combining Treatment With Vacation

Be careful with this idea.

A country can be an excellent place to recover.

That doesn’t make major surgery a vacation.

** ⁠Explore Medical Tourism for Canadians →**

Banking & Money

Long-term Costa Rican life eventually requires understanding the local financial system.

Costa Rican Bank Accounts

Residency status and bank compliance requirements can affect how easy it is to establish full local banking.

Colón and U.S. Dollar

Costa Rica uses the colón, but U.S. dollars are deeply embedded in many tourism and property transactions.

That means Canadians can effectively face two currency relationships:

CAD/USD and USD/CRC.

Moving Money From Canada

Foreign-exchange spreads become meaningful when moving property-sized amounts.

Cars & Transportation

Costa Rica is one place where the romantic vision of living without much infrastructure can collide with reality.

Buying a Car

Vehicles can be expensive because of import taxation.

Importing a Canadian Vehicle

Shipping a Canadian vehicle into Costa Rica may look attractive until duties, registration and compliance are calculated.

Driving

Road quality varies.

Distances that look short on a map can take considerably longer than a Canadian expects.

Living Without a Car

Parts of San José and established beach towns can reduce the need for driving.

For many permanent residents outside those areas, a vehicle remains extremely useful.

Safety in Costa Rica

Costa Rica remains one of Central America’s more stable destinations.

That shouldn’t be translated into “crime doesn’t matter.”

Sovereign Canadian’s current Costa Rica research notes worsening crime trends and particular exposure to burglary, vehicle break-ins, theft and some more serious incidents, with substantial variation between communities.  

Property Crime

Foreign-owned homes and vacation rentals can be attractive targets when obviously unoccupied.

Tourist Areas

High visitor turnover creates opportunities for theft.

Choosing the Community

National crime statistics are less useful to a property buyer than understanding the exact town, neighbourhood and building.

Security should be part of the property budget rather than an afterthought.

Climate & Natural Risk

“Tropical” isn’t one climate.

Costa Rica contains extraordinary microclimates.

Dry Season & Rainy Season

Guanacaste’s pronounced dry season is completely different from wetter parts of the Caribbean and Southern Zone.

Flooding

Heavy tropical rainfall can expose drainage, access and construction problems.

Landslides

Mountain and hillside property needs appropriate geotechnical due diligence.

Earthquakes

Costa Rica is seismically active.

Volcanoes

Volcanic geography is part of what makes the country spectacular.

It’s also part of the physical-risk environment.

Heat, Humidity & Salt

Coastal property ages differently from a house in Ontario.

Air conditioning, metal, electronics, vehicles and building envelopes all encounter a more aggressive environment.

Maintenance needs to be modelled accordingly.

Schools & Family Life

Costa Rica isn’t only a retirement destination.

It can also work for families pursuing an international chapter.

Public Schools

Public education provides the deepest local and linguistic integration.

Private Schools

Private schools provide another option in larger population centres.

International Schools

The Central Valley and major expat areas have international and bilingual schools.

Fees need to be included when comparing the apparent cost of family life with Canada.

Raising Bilingual Children

For a Canadian family spending several formative years in Costa Rica, Spanish may be one of the most durable returns from the experience.

Learning Spanish

You can survive in parts of expat Costa Rica with surprisingly little Spanish.

That’s not the same as living there well.

Spanish changes your relationship with:

neighbours,

contractors,

government,

healthcare,

employees,

banks,

property managers,

and the country itself.

If Costa Rica is supposed to become home rather than an extended resort, learning Spanish is part of the investment.

Working & Doing Business in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has a much smaller economy than Canada or the United States.

That matters if you need to earn locally.

Working Locally

Local wages generally make Costa Rica much more attractive to someone bringing income than someone trying to replace a Canadian professional salary after arrival.

Remote Work

Portable Canadian, American or international income changes the equation dramatically.

Starting a Business

Tourism, property services, hospitality and professional services create obvious opportunities.

Immigration status, labour law and local tax obligations still matter.

Running a Canadian Business From Costa Rica

A Canadian corporation doesn’t become invisible to Costa Rican tax or Canadian corporate-residency questions merely because its owner is operating it from a laptop near Tamarindo.

** ⁠Explore Business & Independent Income →**

Costa Rica and Flag Theory

Costa Rica can fill several roles in an international strategy.

A Residency Flag through Pensionado, Rentista or Investor residency.

A Playgrounds Flag as a seasonal tropical base.

An Asset Flag through titled real estate.

Potentially a Business Flag for someone genuinely operating there.

And over a much longer period, possibly a Citizenship Flag.

Its strongest role for most Canadians, though, is probably simpler:

a relatively stable second base close to North America.

** ⁠Explore Flag Theory for Canadians →**

Costa Rica vs. Other Countries

Costa Rica becomes easier to understand when compared with the alternatives a Canadian would realistically consider.

Costa Rica vs. Mexico

Mexico wins on proximity, market size and sheer variety.

Costa Rica offers simpler ordinary property ownership and a smaller, more digestible country.

Mexico can also be cheaper.

Costa Rica’s pitch is stability and simplicity rather than scale. The existing Sovereign Canadian Mexico analysis similarly treats Costa Rica as one of Mexico’s principal Latin American alternatives.  

Costa Rica vs. Panama

This is probably the most direct comparison.

Both offer warm weather, established expat communities, relatively straightforward foreign property ownership and viable residency options.

Panama adds a dollarized economy and a more globally oriented banking/business centre.

Costa Rica offers a stronger nature-and-lifestyle proposition.

** ⁠Read: Panama Real Estate Investing for Canadians →**

Costa Rica vs. Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic can offer lower entry prices and a huge resort market.

Costa Rica generally offers a more mature eco-lifestyle and expat proposition, while ordinary titled ownership is particularly straightforward.

Costa Rica vs. Portugal

Portugal offers Europe, EU institutions and a completely different geographic strategy.

Costa Rica offers tropical weather, easier access from Canada and substantially more nature-oriented living.

Costa Rica vs. United States

Florida provides familiarity, English and extraordinary proximity.

Costa Rica offers potentially lower lifestyle costs and much more realistic residency options for someone whose goal is actually to relocate after retirement.

Before You Move, Buy or Invest

Costa Rica is one of the easiest countries in the Sovereign Canadian library to romanticize.

The antidote isn’t pessimism.

It’s time.

Rent before buying.

Experience the rainy season.

Drive from the house you’re considering to a hospital.

Try the road after a tropical downpour.

Spend a month in Tamarindo and another in the Central Valley.

If you’re considering retirement, test ordinary life rather than vacation life.

If you’re buying property, determine whether the land is titled or concession before getting emotionally attached to it.

If you’re investing for short-term rental income, make sure the property still works after taxes, management, maintenance and realistic occupancy.

If you’re moving permanently, model Canadian departure and Costa Rican residency before changing your life.

And if you’re choosing Costa Rica because it’s cheap, run the numbers again.

Cheap is no longer Costa Rica’s strongest argument.

Its argument is that a Canadian can build a remarkably complete second life there without going particularly far from the first one.

A home.

Residency.

Healthcare.

Nature.

Community.

Investment property.

A winter base.

Potentially a permanent retirement.

Those don’t all require the same location or strategy.

The purpose of this roadmap is to determine which version of Costa Rica actually fits the life you’re trying to build.