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Tourism visits grow 12.5% in the first quarter |
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 Costa Rica saw a 12.5% growth in tourism visits in the first quarter compared to the same period during 2007.
The Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR) said that in the first six months of 2008 more than a million tourists entered the country by air, almost 90,000 more than last year.
According to this year’s first semester picture, Costa Rica remains one of the most ideal vacation spots for tourists.
Specifically, the largest increase was reported in the country’s main airport, Juan Santamaría, near the capital, where some 674,000 tourists passed through for a growth of 13.1%. Meanwhile, the Daniel Oduber terminal, located in Liberia, Guanacaste, saw an increase of 9.7%.
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