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Costa Rica - tourism -- Review --
The heading TOURISM maintains two catalogues - a catalogue of touristic places and a catalogue of touristic products.
Costa Rica - tourism -- Places --
Ecotourism
Ecotourism is extremely popular with the many tourists visiting the extensive national parks and protected areas around the country. Costa Rica was a pioneer in this type of tourism and the country is recognized as one of the few with real ecotourism. In terms of 2008 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index, Costa Rica reached the 44th place in the world ranking, being the first among Latin American countries. Just considering the subindex measuring human, cultural, and natural resources, Costa Rica ranks in the 24th place at a worldwide level, and ranks 7th when considering only the natural resources pillar.
Costa Rica - tourism -- Places --
Yearly number of foreign visitors
| Year |
Number of visitors (in thousands) |
| 2002 |
811 |
| 2003 |
943 |
| 2004 |
1,032 |
| 2005 |
1,088 |
| 2006 |
1,132 |
| 2007 |
1,113 |
Costa Rica - tourism -- Products
Common data for foreign visitors as of first quarter of 2008
| Increase in total number of tourists |
13% |
| American tourists |
74% |
| Canadian tourists |
16% |
| Tourists who would recommend Costa Rica to their friends and families |
96% |
| Tourists who had already been to Costa Rica on a previous trip |
48% |
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