Why should I invest in Costa Rica and not in another country you are familiar with?

Forest Returns, which initiated the hacienda, built up a lot of expertise with the development of sustainable forestry processes in general in other countries in Europe and more particularly in the tropics. After all, the trees in the tropics are growing much faster and the exploitation costs are much lower than in European countries. Since 1995 we have been building up a strong network of leading organizations in The Netherlands and abroad.

Examples of tropical countries: Costa Rica, Brazil, Ghana, Panama, South Africa and China (Yunnan).

At this moment we have deliberately chosen for the country estate, focussing on Costa Rica because this Central American country is:

  1. a well organized country with a surface of 1,3 x tiny country Holland,
  2. sparsely populated ; 3.9 Million inhabitants, from which 1/3 in Central Valley,
  3. very democratic; more political parties, president chosen for a 4 years term,
  4. very stable and peaceful; since 1948 no army, air force or navy…,
  5. investing since 1948 considerably in her educational and medical system,
  6. an oasis of tranquillity; President Oscar Arias Sanchez received in 1995 the Noble Price for Freedom,
  7. not extremely corrupt like many other Latin American countries (could be compared to The Netherlands),
  8. not a criminal country, certainly compared to for example Brazil and the Netherlands
  9. a trustworthy country, also in the case of subsidy supply,
  10. a country with an in-depth recording, for example concerning cadastral property rights,
  11. a pro-active ecological oriented country; thus 31% of the area has become protected nature area,
  12. a very fertile country owing to the geophysical circumstances (volcanic soils)
  13. a rich country in terms of flora and fauna, also owing to its many microclimates
  14. a welcoming country to foreigners,who make a positive contribution, also in terms of employment,
  15. the country with eco tourism as main source of income (in 2004: 1,4 tourists !)
  16. a high ranked country for many Dutch entrepreneurs as emigration and residential destination
  17. the ideal country for our tripod spreading of risks: sustainable forestry, hospitality & aqua culture.
Therefore Forest Returns is focusing gradually on Costa Rica to develop step-by-step a multidimensional country estate, called Hacienda la Esperanza.

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