Costa Rica, a great destination for financial outsourcing, software development, and ecotourism

Costa Rica is steadily interesting as a great destination for foreign investments, for Pharmaceuticals, financial outsourcing, software development, and ecotourism industries.

A market of + 4 million consumers is well-educated.

Trade with Southeast Asia and Russia boomed during 2004 and 2005, and the country obtained full Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) membership in 2007 after becoming an observer in 2004.

The country's three main cash crops: bananas, pineapples and coffee. Costa Rica's location provides access to American markets as it has the same time zone as the central part of the United States and direct ocean access to Europe and Asia.

Costa Rica stands as the most visited nation in the Central American region, with 2.9 million foreign visitors in 2016, up 10% from 2015.

A pioneer of ecotourism, Costa Rica draws many tourists to its extensive national parks and protected areas.

Costa Rica has also developed a system of payments for environmental services. Similarly, Costa Rica has a tax on water pollution to penalize businesses and homeowners that dump sewage, agricultural chemicals, and other pollutants into waterways.

In 2016, the country produced 98% of electricity from renewable sources and ran completely on renewable sources for 110 continuous days.