there are pristine beaches, warm weather 12 months a year, safer food and water, better scenic locations, better law enforcement right here in the good old u.s.a. no need to ever go to a crap hole 3rd world country like costa rica and end up just staying in the gated resort (which are nice but hire locals who will rob and steal if given an opportunity) venturing out and exploring the unknown areas outside of that resort is not advisable unless you have a reliable escort or driver. it makes more sense to go on a cruise ship and risk salmonella if you must leave the continental u.s.a. what is in costa rica that draws people there. tony from 5dimes now wishes he never went there to live and work. stay out of that crap hole country and any other dominican, puerto rican, central american, so american countries. if you run into trouble the authorities there could care less.