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The
fact that more than one million tourists visit Costa Rica
each year does not happen by chance. Our country, located
in Central America, is an isthmus where life seems to have
created its roots. Covering only 0.03% of the surface of our
planet, Costa Rica has approximately 6% of the world's biodiversity.
In addition, Costa Rica is characterized by impressive scenic
beauty, a consolidated system of protected areas, social and
political stability, high educational levels, and efficient
infrastructure and services. All of this offered in a territory
of only 51 thousand square kilometers, surrounded by both
the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, at a distance from each other
of only three to four hours by land or 45 minutes by air.
The country's strategic position, in the heart of the western
hemisphere, the Government's positive attitude towards foreign
investment, its infrastructure, access to international markets,
and the quality and cost of labor, make Costa Rica an ideal
place to establish commercial operations.
- 130 species of freshwater fish
- 160 species of amphibians
- 208 species of mammals
- 220 species of reptiles
- 850 species of birds
- 1,000 species of butterflies
- 1,200 varieties of orchids
- 9,000 species of plants
- Canal networks through jungles
- Cloud forests
- Coral reefs
- Deciduous forests
- Elevations from sea level to 12,529 feet
- Mangrove swamps
- Rain forests
- Tropical dry forests
- Volcanoes (112 craters)
- White, black, and pink shell beaches on both coasts
- Extensive networks of rivers
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