Castro – the Trump wannabe of Costa Rica

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“COSTA Rica is the most beautiful place in the world,” my much-travelled friend Jamie Cox told me last summer. We were chilling out in a basement in Virginia and his tales of the gorgeous coastlines, exotic wildlife and friendly locals were enough to capture my imagination.

Indeed, on the surface it does seem like a prosperous and beautiful nation. Arguably the most politically stable country in Central America, Costa Rica has avoided the military dictatorships and guerrilla wars that have characterised the history of many of its neighbours.