{"id":9324,"date":"2023-09-18T20:37:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/?page_id=9324"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:13:19","slug":"key-messages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/en\/key-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9324\" class=\"elementor elementor-9324\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0262ba elementor-section-full_width animated-slow elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b0262ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-847ea53\" data-id=\"847ea53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b905c elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84b905c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/asset-white-dots-title.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7281\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/asset-white-dots-title.png 363w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/asset-white-dots-title-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55ea31 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d55ea31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Messages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffef89 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ffef89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What makes us essential?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36ec2d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36ec2d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fef47d\" data-id=\"6fef47d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241be2f bdt-image-match-height-desktop--yes bdt-image-match-height-tablet--yes bdt-image-match-height-mobile--yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-prime-slider-isolate\" data-id=\"241be2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"prime-slider-isolate.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-skin-isolate content-position-row-reverse content-position-column\" data-bdt-lightbox=\"toggle: .bdt-slide-play-button&gt;a; animation: slide; video-autoplay: true;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-visible-toggle\" data-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;#bdt-241be2f&quot;,&quot;animation_status&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" id=\"bdt-241be2f\" bdt-slideshow=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;ratio&quot;:&quot;16:9&quot;,&quot;min-height&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay-interval&quot;:14000,&quot;pause-on-hover&quot;:true,&quot;velocity&quot;:1,&quot;finite&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bdt-slideshow-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t         \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-d29c39b \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <span class=\"s1\">Despite occupying\u00a0only <strong>0.03%<\/strong> of the <strong>Earth's surface<\/strong>, Costa Rica is home to <strong>6.5%<\/strong> of the world's <strong>biodiversity<\/strong>.<\/span>\n<span class=\"tooltip-container\">?<span class=\"tooltip\">SINAC<\/span><\/span><\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/biodiversity-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/biodiversity-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/biodiversity-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/biodiversity-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/biodiversity-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/biodiversity-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/biodiversity-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/biodiversity-1-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-61bd30f \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <span class=\"s1\"><strong>99%<\/strong> of the energy in Costa Rica is produced from <strong>renewable<\/strong> sources.\n<\/span>\n<span class=\"tooltip-container\">?<span class=\"tooltip\">ICE<\/span><\/span><\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/renueval-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/renueval-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/renueval-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/renueval-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/renueval-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/renueval-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/renueval-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/renueval-1-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-ffb5102 \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <strong>25%<\/strong> of the <strong>continetal<\/strong> territory and <strong>30%<\/strong> of the <strong>marine<\/strong> territory is <strong>protected.<\/strong>\n<span class=\"tooltip-container\">?<span class=\"tooltip\">SINAC<\/span><\/span><\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protected.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protected-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protected-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protected-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protected-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protected-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protected-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-27c0301 \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <span class=\"s1\">In 1948, Costa Rica became the first country in the world to <strong>abolish<\/strong> the <strong>army<\/strong> and <strong>invest<\/strong> those resources in <strong>health<\/strong> and <strong>education<\/strong>. <\/span>\n<span class=\"tooltip-container\">?<span class=\"tooltip\">UNESCO<\/span><\/span><\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peace-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peace-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peace-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peace-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peace-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peace-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peace-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peace-1-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-8bcc7ba \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <p><span class=\"s1\">In the 1980s, Costa Rica chose <strong>sustainability<\/strong> as a <strong>path<\/strong> for development and decided to increase the <strong>protection<\/strong> of <strong>forests<\/strong>, which resulted in an <strong>increased GDP.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sustainable.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sustainable.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sustainable-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sustainable-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sustainable-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sustainable-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sustainable-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sustainable-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-cbb54d4 \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <p><strong>Nicoya<\/strong>, Costa Rica, is home to one of the five <strong>Blue Zones<\/strong> of the world. Its residents are amongst the <strong>healthiest<\/strong> and more <strong>long-lived<\/strong> populations, thanks to their good physical and mental health, a healthy traditional diet, respect for the family, deep faith, constant mobility, and a purpose in life.<\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nicoya.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nicoya.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nicoya-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nicoya-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nicoya-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nicoya-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nicoya-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nicoya-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-422b537 \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; 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