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Costa Rican Tourism Down 10% in 2009
The impact of the world economic crisis on
Costa Rica will be 200.000 or 10% less
tourists for 2009 over 2008, according to
projections by the Cámara Nacional de
Turismo (Canatur).
For the 2008 tourist season, Costa Rica was
host to 2 million visitors, while in 2009 it
is expected than only 1.8 million tourists
will have visited.
According to Gonzalo Vargas, vicepresident
of Canatur, this will be the first decrease
in tourism since 2002, when the tourism
industry saw a growth of 1.6% over the
previous year and continued to rise each
subsequent year.
Juan Carlos Ramos, president of Canatur, is
optimistic that 2010 will be a better year
for the tourism industry, as the financial
condition improves in North America as
consumers regain confidence.
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