--- description: The tropical country's leader is rolling out the red carpet for the 'La La Land' actress, extending a personal invitation for her to visit. title: Watch the President of Costa Rica Invite Emma Stone for a Tour image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteae6c0cd9a26724c/6988bbde97cdff4e6c6af98e/emma-stone2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the President of Costa Rica Invite Emma Stone for a Magical Personal Tour  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2017 8:23 PM CUT  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Actress Emma Stone attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 6, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Actress Emma Stone attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 6, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Kevin Winter—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2017 8:23 PM CUT The President of [Costa Rica](http://time.com/3765609/costa-rica-fossil-fuels/ "undefined") is pulling out the stops to get [_La La Land_ actor Emma Stone](http://time.com/4588441/emma-stone-la-la-land-interview/ "undefined") to vacation in his tropical homeland, extending a personal invitation to the actor and her team with a very thoughtful video. Extolling the many natural virtues of his country, President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera mentioned that Stone had said she wants to go to Costa Rica last year during [an interview with _Vogue_.](http://video.vogue.com/watch/emma-stone-73-questions-ryan-gosling-britney-spears-impression "undefined") “Here, you can learn by step by step how the delicious coffee you have probably had at filming locations is produced… or simply delight in a magical night full of stars,” he says. “Come to Costa Rica, Emma. Perhaps, in a few weeks, it would be a good place to celebrate.” While the generous president may not have Ryan Gosling’s level of proficiency on a piano, he still did his best to roll out a red carpet by tapping out the notes from the haunting song [from _La La Land_](http://time.com/4587682/la-la-land-review/ "undefined"). We can’t imagine it would take much persuading to get Stone to hop a post-Oscars flight down south, especially given this over-the-top expression of kindness. And as he notes, it seems like just the spot to kick back after a [likely Academy Award win.](http://time.com/4674774/oscars-2017-predictions/ "undefined") Watch and be jealous of the many perks of A-list life, above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4682462/president-costa-rica-emma-stone/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4682462/president-costa-rica-emma-stone/"},"headline":"Watch the President of Costa Rica Invite Emma Stone for a Magical Personal Tour","datePublished":"2017-02-24T20:23:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:24.448Z","description":"The politician is rolling out the red carpet for the 'La La Land' actor.","url":"https://time.com/4682462/president-costa-rica-emma-stone/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","Travel"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteae6c0cd9a26724c/6988bbde97cdff4e6c6af98e/emma-stone2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteae6c0cd9a26724c/6988bbde97cdff4e6c6af98e/emma-stone2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"89th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon - Arrivals","caption":"89th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon - Arrivals","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4682462/president-costa-rica-emma-stone/","name":"Watch the President of Costa Rica Invite Emma Stone for a Magical Personal Tour"}}]}] ```