Costa Rica Among The
Best Tourist
Destinations
Costa Rica is considered
one of the best tourist
destinations in Central
and South America
according to major world
tourism publications
alongside Brazil, Perú,
Belize and Argentina.
At least that is the
consensus of Travel
Weekly that said Costa
Rica is one of the
better tourist spots in
the continent during the
international tourist
fair (Feria
Internacional de Turismo)
in Spain.
The prize was awarded
following the
consideration of 180.000
readers that include
travel agencies, tours
and hotel operators,
suppliers and tourist
industry groups.
The Costa Rican tourism
minister, Ricardo
Benavides and the head
of the Cámara Nacional
de Turismo (Canatur) -
national tourism chamber
- Gonzalo Vargas,
accepted the award on
Costa Rica's behalf.
"We are very proud to be
included in this
category, mainly because
the award allows us to
be distinguished in the
North American tourism
industry, which
recognizes the quality
of Costa Rican tourism",
said Benavides.
Benavides added that
topping the 265.000
European tourists who
visited Costa Rica in
2007 will be their goal
as the promotion in the
"old continent" is being
enhanced to attract more
visitors.
Spain is the country
with the majority of
European visitors.
According to Canatur
date, 57.000 visitors
from Spain came to Costa
Rica last year, followed
by Germans, with 43.000
tourists.
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