I am thinking of retiring to Costa Rica, but recently read of some tourists being kidnapped. What is happening regarding this type of crime?

The government has beefed up security in the northern zone where both kidnappings occurred. By the way, those kidnappings were perpetrated by Nicaraguan ex-Sandinistas, not Ticos. In both instances the kidnappers were caught and the money returned.

As long as there is an open border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica and the economic situation is so bad in Nicaragua, there will most likely be "incidents. More.

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