In a search of a perfect destination one could base on different principles. Being guided by the desire to see the life of exhilarating people, you should go to Costa Rica. This country is the leader according to the international happiness statistics The Happy Planet Index.

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Historically, though Costa Rica is not the richest country in the New World, it is the most peaceful, law-abiding and consistent destination, for which it was nicknamed by the European as the Latin American Switzerland. It has no army, which was abolished in 1949, and released money was spent on education and health care.