If you are planning to relocate to Costa Rica, there certain things you should keep in mind: inflation rate, useful laws, education and common subjects that will come up once you move in. Costa Rica properties are usually the most important matter I refer to in my articles, yet there are some other things that need to be considered:
In Costa Rica, economy grew nearly 5% in 2006 after experiencing four years of slow economic growth, yet it still has the fourth place among Latin American inflation rate.
The government in Costa Rica offers tax exemptions for those who are willing to invest in the country.
Electronics, pharmaceuticals, financial outsourcing, software development, and ecotourism are the prime industries in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica coffee beans are one of the most important gourmet beans in the world.
Costa Rica is an active member of the United Nations and the Organization of American States.
There is huge race diversity in Costa Rica: population includes 94% white (including) castizo, 3% black, 1% amerindian, 1% chinese and 1% other.
The literacy rate in Costa Rica is of 96% and public education is guaranteed in the constitution. Primary school is mandatory.
Costa Rica government is democratic and there are claims that the country has had more than 115 years of uninterrupted democracy.
Costa Rica has not had an army or anything similar since their civil war in 1948.
The main language in Costa Rica is Spanish, yet there are some indigenous dialects spoken in small secluded areas; In Limon it is common the listen a Jamaican dialect called Patois and also a big percentage of the population speaks English. Finally due to the high immigration rates from all over the world it is usual to find people speaking mandarin, Italian, French or German.
As you can see, Costa Rica is not the regular Latin American country, I was definitely not aware I was moving into such a rich culture, with high standards of education and hard working people myself.
