Costa Rica

Steamy cloud forests, volcanic mountains, and pristine beaches, Costa Rica maintains its incredible biodiversity through the protection of most of its rainforest. Unsurprisingly, this is the place to go if you want to experience nature teeming with wildlife. Alternatively, some have come to take the Costa Rican catchphrase 'pura vida’ to heart and have permanently relocated here to experience a more relaxed, “pure life”. With a large and growing expat community, Costa Rica is a place where you can find yourself soaking in a thermal pool next to a volcano one day and catching waves on your surfboard, the next.