CNN) -- Forget Disneyland! Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world, according to an independent research group in Britain with the goal of building a new economy, "centered on people and the environment."
For all those doubters, yes, this really is a photo of work on the San José-Caldera highway, the Autopista del Sol. Construction crews are widening the route near Santa Ana.
Three new golf courses are being planned for the Central Pacific, two of which are nearly ready to begin construction and represent more than $20 million in investment, say developers.
(Infocom)‚ Despite the adverse conditions of the world economy due to the rise of fuel prices, the economic slowdown in the United States, the international food crisis and the ever-present threat of terrorism, Costa Rica continues to perform well in terms of the number of tourists coming here.
