Wow, that looks fantastic. I've heard people here on Kauai say how much they love Costa Rica, so it must be something! But I think they mean more the nature part of it, since we don't have any big resorts like that!
It is differently beautiful to our eyes because it looks raw and rural. It is not a common view in the US. But I have heard and read often that it is a good place to visit but not to live in. I personally would not live there. It is cheap but language is a problem, poverty is high and infrastructure is poor. The US has abundant raw nature as well but people around the world tend to romanticize places and things that are far away.