- Costa Rica is one of only 23 countries without a standing army
- The first use of street signs in Costa Rica wasn’t until 2012
- In Costa Rica your soulmate is known as your “naranja” – or orange
- Over 1/4 of Costa Rica is devoted to conservation and is home to more than 5% of the world’s biodiversity
- Residents of Costa Rica are called “ticos” and “ticas” from their practice of adding the diminutive suffix “tico” to the end of most words
- Costa Rica has one of the highest average lifespans as well as one of five world “Blue Zones” where people live the longest and healthiest
