Costa Rica: The Best Place to be During a Quarantine
An English family lives the Coronavirus quarantine in Costa Rica and now they publish their happy adventure on Instagram, even their story was highlighted in the English newspaper The Times, a publication in which the family invited the public to visit Costa Rica, once the pandemic ends.
Other renowned British media such as BBC radio have also replicated this story.
Before canceling their vacations in Costa Rica and rushing back to their country of origin due to the closing of the borders due to the Coronavirus, an English family chose to extend their stay and quarantine in Santa Teresa de Cobano.
The core is made up of his wife Jasmine and daughters Skyla, 7, and Zennah, 4.
The family has already been in Santa Teresa for more than a month, arriving in the country on March 11.
“We really love our life here; if only the beaches were open to exercise or surf we would consider staying much longer,” said Alex Johnson, the father of the family, who is also an osteopath and naturopath.
The family preferred to live in isolation in Costa Rica
Despite having had the opportunity to return to Europe, the family preferred to live in isolation in Costa Rica and enjoy the natural beauties and the tranquility it offers them.
Schools being closed in England and telework possibility were two other factors that tipped the balance in favor of Costa Rica.
Before the closure of the beaches and the sanitary measures, the family had the opportunity to walk along Hermosa and Nosara beaches in Guanacaste, of which they were delighted.
“The sunsets here are fabulous and each afternoon we gather as a family around the pool to see the incredible colors of the sky,” said Johnson.
Costa Rica has positioned themselves worldwide as a safe destination
The Central American country has achieved through many years of effort, positioning itself as a safe destination for families seeking magical and harmonious landscapes.
“Costa Rica has earned with decades of work a highly respected place in the world as a tourist destination that we must take care of at the same time that we plan how to reactivate our tourism sector to get it out of this unprecedented crisis,” explained María Amalia Revelo, Minister of Tourism.
On the other hand, Visit Costa Rica’s social networks share content of relaxation, gastronomy and natural attractions to keep the country brand present in the minds of potential tourists who will return in the future.
In recent weeks, Costa Rica has been present in renowned international media in its travel and family sections, through efforts to place positive stories by the agencies that provide public relations services to the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) in the United States. United, Canada and Europe.
Costa Rica is not only a safe destination for vacationing it’s proved to be a medical mecca
The Covid-19 crisis has helped Costa Rica to prove that this small country is not just a safe destination for pleasure tourism but it’s also a medical mecca.
In terms of professionals and technology, Costa Rica has proven to be on par with some of the most medical advanced countries in the world.
Costa Rica has managed to not only be praised internationally for its magical landscapes, but also now for its outstanding job facing the Covid-19 crisis.
This little gem of a country has managed to develop their own Covid-19 screening tests, manufacture their own artificial respirators, develop curative treatment using plasma of recovered Covid-19 patients, and are currently developing treatment against Covid-19 by using equine antibodies.
If given the chance, would you have decided to quarantine in Costa Rica as this family did or would have you returned back home? Let us know in the comments section below!