Edmund, the illegitimate son of Gloucester, would rather visit Costa Rica than Paris. Since he is a strong believer in nature as opposed to custom with its many rules, he'd choose see a place filled with natural wonders, such as the rain forests and volcanoes which exist in Costa Rica. Since Edmund has been mistreated and labeled all his life because he was of "natural" birth rather than the offspring of a legal marriage, he resents civilization and all the laws that come with it. He would have absolutely no interest in a city rich with culture and art. Being that society had rejected Edmund and not given him the same respect they gave his legitimately-born brother Edgar, Edmund would probably not care-maybe even scorn- the history of a society and advances its made over time. He'd much rather travel to a place where he would be free to live his own life, away from his fellow discriminating and rule-bound men. That is why Edmund of Shakespeare's King Lear would choose to visit Costa Rica over Paris.