The last weeks of December brought a little comfort to entrepreneurs and workers in the tourism sector, with a hotel occupancy that reached between 70% and 80% in beach areas, according to surveys carried out by the Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels.
While some of the country's most-popular destinations — Manuel Antonio, Parque Marino Ballena, Playa Ventanas, Cocles, Manzanillo and Tamarindo — have lifeguards, the majority of Costa Rica's beaches do not.Â
The Costa Rica Tourism Board and United Airlines celebrated the first of two new routes for the U.S. carrier to Juan SantamarÃa International Airport (SJO).Â
