Authentic Costa Rica
La Flor is known for its safety and friendliness.
The community takes pride in maintaining a safe environment for all visitors. The residents are welcoming and love sharing their vibrant culture, which includes traditional dances, music, and cuisine. Visitors can participate in these cultural activities and learn more about the local way of life. The community is also eager to engage with international travelers, making for a truly enriching experience.
Most men work in agriculture, particularly pineapple farming, involving transportation, harvesting, and plantation management. Women often care for children and manage small businesses from home, such as baking, sewing, raising chickens, and selling their goods locally or in nearby towns.
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Discover Costa Rica’s Natural Wonders
VOLCANOES.
TOUCANS. SLOTHS.
TAMALES.
99% RENEWABLE ENERGY.
JUNGLES. FORESTS.
WATERFALLS.
BEACHES.
YEP, COSTA RICA'S GOT THAT.
Ask anyone who has visited Costa Rica and top on their list will be Tico kindness. What is a "Tico"? It's what Costa Rican's call themselves: as they are known to add a diminutive "tico" to words when talking. Costa Ricans often respond "Pura Vida" to an inquiry of how they are doing. "Pure Life" is a way in which Ticos live their lives: low on stress, high on social and governmental support and just all-around happy. In fact, National Geographic named Costa Rica one of the happiest countries in the world in 2017.
With just over 5 million people people in a location about the size of West Virginia, it is considered one of the safest, most politically stable countries in Central America. It has been without an army for 70 years, instead devoting those expenditures to education, health care and protecting its natural resources. With over 25% of its land protected and 99% of its energy generated from renewable resources (breaking its own records!), Costa Rica is an ecological paradise.
A LAND OF HAPPINESS AND NATURAL BEAUTY
"More day-to-day positive emotions than just about any other place in the world"
Dan Buettner, National Geographic
"It’s easy to sink into the pura vida (pure life) when you’re surrounded by misty waterfalls, deserted beaches, and protected jungles"
Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler
"Costa Rica has been a pioneer in the protection of peace and nature and sets an example for the region and for the world"
Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
