Costa Rica's Most Marvelous Natural Blessing:
Fresh, Clean Water.
The Celeste River, clean and pure with natural minerals making iridescent color. We can go swimming downstream from the falls, outside the National Park
Water Quality - Superb
With high annual rainfall and a splendid aquifer, Costa Rica has some of the purest water in the world -- rivaled only by Switzerland. Even our slow tropical rivers are free from the contaminants that plague countries with chemicals and intense fertilization - therefore safe for swimming and playing.
Almost all homes receive water from the local water supply. Water quality is rigorously monitored by local municipalities. That means you are almost never at risk even when drinking directly from the faucet.
Unless a hotel or restaurant instructions you to drink bottled water, feel secure drinking what the locals drink. No Montezuma's Revenge here.
Added Bonus: 100% Alternative Electrical Energy in Costa Rica
With a keen eye to preserving natural beauty as well, Costa Rica will NOT subject the magnificent Pacuare River to a hydroelectric dam.
Electricity
First, to toot our own horn, Costa Rica has achieved 100% carbon neutral electricity, 90-95% from hydroelectric plants. In 2019 the Costa Rica government (and the electric company, ICE) decided to stop hydro plant construction, concentrating on geothermal, wind and solar. Currently we export a portion of our generated power It's Costa Rica's commitment to our people - to be the world's first carbon neutral nation by 2021*.
* http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/costa_rica_pledges_carbon_neutrality_by_2021
Electrical service in Costa Rica is identical in all ways to the USA -- same voltage, same plugs and outlets. If your equipment works in the USA it will work in Costa Rica.
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