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Apple launches iTunes store in Costa Rica

Apple on Tuesday launched its iTunes store in Costa Rica as well as in 15 other Latin American countries.

Millions of songs will be available for purchase and download, including a broad selections of international artists such as The Beatles, Rihanna and Coldplay.

Most of the songs are priced at 99 U.S. cents and most albums at $9.99.

Apple said in addition to Costa Rica, it was also bringing the iTunes Store to 15 other Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.

Apple’s App Store offers more than 500,000 apps to hundreds of millions of iPad, iPhone and iPod users in 123 countries.

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