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Costa Rica Sees Increase In
Tourists In The First Two Months Of The Year
The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICE)
says that 426.000 visitors came to Costa
Rica during the first two months of the
year, 37.000 more than the same period last
year.
The announcement was made by ICT minister
Allan Flores based on immigration records of
entries into Costa Rica.
"The numbers are a good sign of a recovery",
said Flores.
Notwithstanding the good news, Flores
explained that there are still regions
affected by the downtown in tourism due to
the economic crisis. Flores did not name the
regions.
According to the immigration service
records, the San José airport, the Juan
Santamaría, continues to be the main door
into Costa Rica, with a total of 227.000
visitors entering through the airport during
January and February. Last year the number
of visitors through the Santamaría was
208.000.
The Daniel Oduber airport in Liberia also
saw an increase in visitor arrivals,
recording a total of 50.427 visitors during
January and February, 9.000 more than the
same period last year.
The number of visitors entering by land at
the various border posts with Nicaragua to
the north and Panama to the south increased
to 149.000, 7.000 more for the same period
in January and February 2009.
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