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My travel itinerary on the Caribbean coast includes a local connection with people from the blue zone of Costa Rica and the island St. Maarten in its Dutch part and St. Martin in its French half. To put Blue zones in context, these are Regions that have longevity rates above the world average and present varied characteristics, but stand out for valuing local cuisine and maintaining active communities. To start the trip, in the first 5 days (from November 29th to December 3rd) I want to talk with people, local residents and other people connected to associations and understand why, in a Latin American country (with all the problems that the latin america confront) there is a blue zone. The second highest concentration of centenary men in the world and the lowest mortality rate in adulthood is in northwestern Costa Rica, in Central America. Located in the northwestern part of Costa Rica, south of the border with Nicaragua, the Nicoya Peninsula (about 80 miles long and 30 miles wide) is a pristine land of beaches, luxury resorts, wooded hills, cattle ranches and pastures. Costa Ricans as a whole have the lowest middle-age mortality rates in the world and the second highest convergence of male age over 100 years. Of a total population of about 4.5 million, 417 centenarians have been reported, many of them in Nicoya. Understand whether Costa Rica's political stability influences. The decision to abolish his army after his 1940's civil war. In addition, Costa Rica has also had decades of strong economic growth that has attracted a significant amount of foreign investment. At another time, my route includes visiting the small territory of only 87 km², which is still divided between the French colony of Saint-Martin and the Dutch colony of Sint Maarten. A little bit of Europe, a lot of the Caribbean. With such a slogan, the island divided between Sint Maarten to the south (of Dutch domination) and Saint Martin to the north (of French possession), tries to explain the mixture of spellings, pronunciations and cultures with indescribable blue beaches, paradisiacal in the most faithful sense of word. It has the highest concentration of nationalities per square kilometer in the world and has been disputed by many people since its discovery by Colombo in 1493. It would seek to talk to people and understand what it is like to live on such a small island and still be divided. A sharing agreement between the French and Dutch governments, three centuries ago, put a little peace in these places. Today St. Maarten is famous for its beaches, lively music, top-notch cuisine and cultural plurality, which makes the place an island of fantasy where almost anything is allowed. Shopping is also popular there, as the island is duty free, meaning its products are tax free. The island's airport, in which airplanes fly so close to the beach that it seems possible to touch them, was voted the one that offers the most beautiful landing in the world in a recent survey of pilots. The predominant language on the island is English, although the official languages are French and Dutch, in each half. Creole, Spanish and Papiamento are also languages spoken there. Horseback riding, kitesurfing, casino games, trips on different types of boats and trails are some activities available for tourists. Diving is also very popular: in the turquoise waters of the region, there are 50 spots to practice the activity with scuba or snorkel.