Pura Vida: Escape to the Gold Coast of Costa Rica

Pura Vida is more than just a national motto in Costa Rica, it’s also a way of life. Of course, it’s easy to live purely in a country so bountiful in natural beauty and tropical wildlife. Travel to Costa Rica has been trending in recent years, and for good reason — this Central American country represents only 0.03 per cent of the earth’s surface, yet it accounts for 6 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity. This natural abundance is attributed to the variety of local ecosystems — with cloud forests and dense jungles stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts.