Costa Rica, with its warm tropical climate, beautiful Pacific and Atlantic coast beaches, unspoiled rainforests and national parks, and more temperate mountainous regions bathed by virgin streams and rivers offers an ideal setting for the person who wants to live their dream. 

Practically speaking it's safe, the people are friendly, and it's easy to get to. Costa Rica is a democratic republic. It has never seen the political unrest, class struggles, or revolutions commonly associated with other Latin American Countries. Costa Rica doesn't have or need and army because it is such a peaceful country it has no enemies foreign or from within.Costa Rica is also safe in another way. 

It is a country where it's safe to own land, even if you are not a citizen. Costa Rica's constitution guaranties that every person, citizen or not, has the right to own land. Property in Costa Rica is surveyed and registered in its national registry showing its physical description and chain of title thereby allowing a would-be buyer to ascertain what type of property it is and who owns it. Any buyer is therefore fully aware of what it is they are buying and can purchase title insurance from a US title insurance company for further security.