Costa Rica is a beautiful country and the people are great. It’s good to live there for a few weeks and indulge in the country side and the beaches.
But our industry is too hot and one has to be careful at every step, to avoid trouble especially if you live in San Jose. I have been there and what Dom says is absolutely true. All houses and apartments have high walls with close circuit cameras and armed security. And people travel with armed body guards.
Karim, if you wanna live there, I would suggest do a test run and spend some time there. Few words of caution – avoid going to downtown area alone, never after evenings, don’t get surprised if you hear gun shots during night, these are the private security guards trying to scare off potential trouble makers, try to stay around Escazu, Santana and La Sabana. These areas are safer.