Costa Rica is a country located in Central America. Costa Rica borders Nicaragua to the north and to the southeast with Panamá. It´s territory borders the Caribean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, sharing territorial waters with Nicaragua, Colombia and Panamá. San José, the country capital is also it's political and economical center. The oficial language is spanish.

Costa Rica is the only Latin American country included in the list of the world's 22 older democracies. Costa Rica has consistently been among the top Latin American countries in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranked 69th in the world in 2011. Also was cited by the UNDP in 2010 as one of the countries that have attained much higher human development than other countries at the same income levels, and in 2011 was highlighted by UNDP for being a good performer on environmental sustainability, and better record on human development and inequality than the median of their region. It was also the only country to meet all five criteria established to measure environmental sustainability. The country is ranked third in the world, and first among the Americas, in terms of the 2010 Environmental Performance Index

Costa Rica is home to a rich variety of plants and animals. While the country has only about 0.25% of the world's landmass, it contains 5% of the world's biodiversity. Around 25% of the country's land area is in protected national parks and protected areas, the largest percentage of protected areas in the world (developing world average 13%, developed world average 8%). Costa Rica has successfully managed to diminish deforestation from some of the worst rates in the world from 1973 to 1989, to almost zero by 2005.

With a $2.2 billion per year tourism industry, Costa Rica is the most visited nation in the Central American region, with two million foreign visitors in 2008,[39] which translates into a relatively high expenditure per tourist of $1,077 per trip, one of the highest in the Caribbean Basin. In 2008, most visitors came from the United States (38.6%), neighboring Nicaragua (21.8%), Europe (11.3%) and Canada (5.2%). In 2005, tourism contributed 8.1% of the country's GNP, and represented 13.3% of direct and indirect employment. Tourism now earns more foreign exchange than bananas and coffee combined. Ecotourism draws many tourists to visit the extensive national parks and protected areas around the country. Costa Rica was a pioneer in this type of tourism, and the country is recognized as one of the few with true ecotourism.

Liberia

Liberia's climate is warm and dry from November until May, and with moist weather from May until November. Strong rains arrive in September and last until October. Year round average temperature its 84F, and the historic extremes are 55F and 104F.

One of the main attractions of the area its the closeness to many beaches and mountains where you can find numerous hotels for all kind of tourism and budgets. Places like Golfo de Papagayo, Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, Del Coco Beach, Ocotal Beach, Buena Vista Lodge, and Panama Beach are some among many.

Liberia city in Guanacaste offers many service facilities like hospitals, dental care, private clinics, hotels, bus stations, supermarkets, public and private universities, car rentals, language schools, movie theaters, tour offices, commercial centers, law firms, real state agencies, etc.

The opening of an International Airport has made Liberia the main access for tourism to Guanacaste, allowing important airlines (American Airlines, Grupo Taca, Copa, Martinair) and hotel chains (Four Seasons, Hilton, Allegro Papagayo, Melia and Barceló) to open their services. The same happens with important high technology companies, such as Astra Rocket, and prestigious universities like Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional, Earth La Flor.