•  Is a stable democratic country.

• Does not have armed forces.

• Costa Ricans (Ticos) have a high literacy rate (90%+).

• Has a very good working relationship with both the USA and Canada.

• Has excellent and reasonably prices medical services.

• Is ecologically conscious, with over 50 national parks totaling more than 20% of the country’s land mass.

• Foreign ownership of condominium is constitutionally protected.

• The Province of Guanacaste contains three national parks that form the “area de conservacion de Guanacaste” that is listed as one of the WORLD HERITAGE program of 730 sites (see National Geographic October 2002).

Set aside any notion of pretension, un-tuck your shirt, don comfortable shorts and play golf as it should be enjoyed. Papagayo Golf and Country Club, Guanacaste’s first golf course, has purposely walked away from the stiff formalities of places like Phoenix or Scottsdale.

Located only 10 kilometers southeast of Playas del Coco, the Papagayo Golf and Country Club in Libertad offers 335 acres of peace and tranquility.  Only 20 minutes to the International airport and just 5 minutes from medical facilities and grocery shopping.

The lush greens of the 18 holes are set in, as is the practice tee and driving range. The compacted cart paths are testimony to the popularity of this challenging course where the competitiveness is about the stroke and the par, not the archetypal notion of formality in dress codes and club minimums. And therein lies the attraction.

Your friends will think you a Maverick. No worries, you can still regard Ben Hogan as your hero.