Foreign Awards for Hotels
Three hotels located in Costa Rica were awarded international recognition for their quality and their environmental practices.

Punta Islita Hotel, in Nandayure, Guanacaste, was chosen Costa Rica's Leading Hotel in the 12th edition of the World Travel Award, in which travel agents and customers from 200 countries voted this year. Islita also won the Social Responsibility Award from Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Lapa Rios Hotel, in the Osa Peninsula, received the Corporate Excellence Award 2005 "for adapting to the environment, instead of adapting the environment" to its needs.

Finally, the Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica, in the Papagayo Gulf, was chosen as the number one resort in Central and South America and bestowed the yearly Reader's Choice Award from magazine Condé Nast Traveler, which assessed the opinions on quality and customer award submitted by 28,000 of its readers.