COSTA RICA An ideal location for you
NATURAL BEAUTY
Costa rica offers an incredible diversity of wildlife and landscape with 12 microclimates.
Wildlife
Weather
5% of the
Excelent
world's biodi-
weather
Coastlines
versity
Costa Rica is a rugged, rainforested Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific. Is known for its beaches, volcanoes, and biodiversity. Roughly a quarter of its area is made up of protected jungle, teeming with wildlife including spider monkeys, iguanas, macaws, toucans, tree frogs, millions of butterflies, whales, dolphins, sharks, sting rays, sea turtles, exotic fish and much more. The weather is picture perfect, sunny and warm almost every day, despite rainy season and windy December. You can see go on adventure tours such as national parks, rainforest, volcanoes, lakes, natural hot springs, several dozen pristine beaches, oceans, mangrove, caves, waterfalls, rivers, and mountains all within a few hours' drive
HEALTH STYLE OF
LIFE
Costa rica has the highest health ranking in the entire world
Active people
Medical Care
People are active and health conscious, they can influence and redefine the existing food culture around them, even impact the larger social and cultural environment they live in.
Low cost medical system in the entire world, the country has modern facilities and well trained doctors . Almost any modern treatment can be administered.
Healthy options Fresh fruits and vegetables of the highest export qualities are available for pennies and can be found organic and fresh harvest
STABLE GOVERNMENT and low crime rates
Costa Rica has been a democracy since 1869. In fact, of all of Central and South America it has the most stable government of any country. Costa Rica is also one of very few countries worldwide that does not have a military force. This is another major reason that Costa Rica's economy has remained so strong and stable, since they have not unnecessarily invested in creating and maintaining an army which is very expensive.
Its listed among the safest countries on latin America countries and proudly maintain an extremely low homicide rate and has strong action against gangs and organized crime. ; its stable government with no military since 1948 help it have a world class economy and an attractive country. it’s ranked among the top 30 destinations to visit. Besides it’s a world leader in renewable energy and its second language is English.
Overall, Costa Ricans are a very peaceful, laid back, peaceful people. In fact, one of Costa Rica's president is a Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
Cost of living Costa rica is not the cheapest of all latin America countries but the cost of living will still strike any outsider from North America, Europe and China. Your money directly translates into a higher quality of products and services.
EDUCATION QUALITY
The country has a literacy rate of about 96%, one of the highest of all Latin American countries.
English prodiciency in Latin America TOEIC IBT -First in Latin America TOEIC test (699 points) -First in Latin America TOEIC iBT (93 points)
In 1869, Costa Rica became one of the first countries in the world to make education both free and obligatory.
Source: ETS, 2018
Costa Rica English Program in Primary School
Although Spanish is the national language, a large majority of the population uses English on a daily basis. Younger generations are practically fluent and usually have a third language such as French, Portuguese, Italian or Chinese. Costa Rica has a highly trained work force that excels in communication as it invests 6.5 percent of its GDP to an educational system, that includes over 50 universities where English is taught as a second language and has two world recognize universities: the University for Peace, that focus on key issues and conflict studies. The earth university that teaches agricultural science and has a master in agribusiness innovation.
88% of Primary School students attend to English lessons
Symbology English Program mode in Primary School Distance Learning (radio interactiva) Presence Learning Source: Estado de La Naciรณn, UCR, PRODUS, 2016
Costa Rica has International schools that are a perfect solution for an expat student (multinational corporation executives, children of diplomats, NGO staff ,etc. ) that are living in Costa Rica. Schools usually follow a curriculum model from the US, UK, France, Canada or Australia/New Zealand. Schools also provide internationally accepted accreditation such as the international baccalaureate and USA High School Diploma. 18 private schools and 20 public schools in costa rica has the IB accreditation.
PRIVATES SCHOOLS WITH IB ACCREDITATION
Academia Teocali
British School
ICS
Yorkin School
Lincoln School
Iribó School
The European School
Blue Valley School
La Paz Community School
Weizman School
Los Angeles
Marian Baker
Colegio Nueva Generación
St Mary School
SEK Costa Rica
St Jude
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH IB ACCREDITATION
Liceo de Costa Rica
Liceo Experimental Colegio Gregorio Bilingüe de Palmares José Ramírez
Liceo de Moravia
Liceo de San Carlos
Liceo de Cot
Liceo de Puriscal
Liceo de Poás
Liceo de Santo Domingo
Colegio de Bagaces
Liceo Nuevo de Limón
Liceo de Villareal
Liceo de Cariari de Pococí
Liceo de Sinaí
Instituto Clodomiro Picado
Liceo de San Marcos de Tarrazú
Liceo de Miramar
Liceo Pacifico Sur
Usa and UK universities are very attractive among students that assists these type of schools Top 200 best world Universities are located in this countries:
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5.75
USA 29,71% UK 5,75%
13.1
29.71
Germany 13,42% 12.14
French 13,10% Japan 12,14% Australia 10,54% Canada 3,83 % China 3,19 % 8.31 %
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#1 Human capital in LATAM (29th Global) web, 2018
DIGITALIZED
MULTILINGUAL
1# in Digital skills of population in LATAM (28th in the world) (WEF, GCR 2018)
#1 Englis proficiency in LATAM TOEIC & TOEFL test (ETC, 2018)
VISIONARY #1 in skills of current & future Includes high school education and university graduates (WEF, GCR 2018)
TALENTED AROUND 9,000 STEAM graduates per year of wich 37% are woman (Conare, 2018)
DRIVEN
33% of the population is between 15 and 34 old (INEC, 2017)
READY
#1 in LATAM and top 20 worldwide
Employee in Costa Rica Foreign investment in Costa Rica is growing year by year, with companies looking to profit from a stable and growing economy. Costa Rica works with parameters of an equal culture, with group work under defined roles and without complicated hierarchies. Each member is indispensable to resolve the problems and offer solutions. The company’s culture focuses on the respect to our diversity policy, we are committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination, respect the diversity and promote inclusion in all our collaborators
Working in Costa Rica you will find credibility, impartiality, pride, respect and team spirit Culture. Pay and productivity Scores and world rank
Chile
43
Costa Rica
52
Poland
56
Viet Nam
66
Portugal
67
France
68
Mexico
82
Ecuador
90
Colombia
97
Dominican Republic
98
Brazil
113
Paraguay
115
Argentina
117
Uruguay
119
Panama
121
Venezuela
139
Investing Reach true return on invesment (ROI) Costa Rican real estate will remain one of the safest and most attractive country for foreign investment for Latin American property. The most competitive tax incentives in the region to reach true return on investment (Roi) Service projects & Manufacturing projects* in the free Trade Zone Regime First 8-Year period, as low as
0% Income Tax
Following 4-Year period
15% Income Tax
In all cases, multiple additional 8-year renewal period may be granted of significant reinvestment is made Note: Maufacturing companies with an investment that exceeds, established under the free trade zone regime law (N. 7210, law 8794, and in its Bylaws). For smaller manufacturing operation, companies will pay an preferential 6% income tax rate for 8 years and 15% for another 4-year period (statuory income tax 30%)
The most competitive tax incentives in the region to reach true Return on Investment (ROI) All investment Sectors* In the Free Trade Zones Regime
0% Taxes on
No expiration Period -Custom duties on imports/exports -Withholding tax on royalties, fees -Interest income -Sales tax on local purchases og goods/service -Stamp duty
10 Year Period* -Property Transfer Taxes
Investment in depreciable fixed assets (land is not included). Company must comply with an investment plan to be accomplished between 1 and 8 years; which could be reached at any time during the 8 year period. Upon completion, PROCOMER will verify the $1 OMM investment in ďŹ xed assets according to its value in books for the current fiscal year. Additionally, once the company has complied with the investment plan, the company must maintain the fixed assets which were part of the plan. Substitution of the ďŹ xed assets is permitted only if the new depreciable assets have the same value in books as the fixed asset to be replaced when the investment plan was completed.
Real state With property ownership rights granting foreigners the same ownership rights granted to nationals, buying real estate here is more favorable than most other Central and South American countries. Even though the world economy certainly effects the market, the downstroke has had a less pronounced effect on Costa Rica's real estate climate