With growing tourist destinations like Placencia and plans to unveil a National Tourism Plan, Central America’s smallest country tries to compete in tourism with the rest of the region.
Condominiums, security guards and unfamiliar terrain in the capital’s upper-class suburb complicate census workers’ plans to survey the country’s 4.6 million people this week.
But will customers return to the well-known eatery? The Health Ministry closed the restaurant last month after discovering several health code violations.
At Costa Rica's annual medical tourism congress, businesses emphasized a the soaring potential of the country's northwest province. A $125 million CIMA hospital set to open before the end of this year looks to be the cornerstone of Guanacaste's medical tourism future.
