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Costa Rica is noted in the 2008 Ethical Travler survey, which looks primarily at environmental protection, social welfare and human rights.

Costa Rica has become the ideal place where families can warm up, learn about their natural environment and be green without spending a lot of money this season.

The Costa Rican Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos predicted that the 2009 inflation rate will be much lower than the 13.9% of 2008.

In an end-of-the-year agreement, Costa Rican lawmakers approved a new free trade zone reform that offers tax incentives for businesses electing to set up operations in regions outside the Central Valley, among a host of other reforms.