Driving up to Arenal Volcano from Highway One we saw some signs in Hebrew.

On the way back we stopped to investigate.  The Hebrew is advertising a Hotel/restaurant/tourism spot named Lands in Love. It was started by a group of 16 friends from Israel.  It is vegetarian and pet friendly.

Nurit ate a falafel plate and I had a Latte and we talked for a few minutes with one of the founders.  Of course they have zip lines.

it seems that everyone who owns two trees in Costa Rica has put in a zip line.

The founders wanted to start a tourism business in Israel but the bureaucracy was too difficult.  They looked other places in the world and settled on Costa Rica, because it was where they though they would have the best opportunity. In terms of immigration, ease of starting a business, opportunity, capital transfers etc Costa Rica turned out to be the best choice for them.

Clearly their unique selling proposition is “An Israeli place in Costa Rica.”  It seems to be working they have been open four years and have grown 80% plus each year.  According to our contact they operate on the principles of communal capitalism.