"If you are thinking about visiting Costa Rica with the purpose of paying for sex with underage people you could stay in this place for years or forever since this is a felony under Costa Rica’s law,” warns a fake listing on Airbnb, posted by an anti-trafficking group.
Costa Rica could soon join the short list of countries whose citizens can apply for customs and immigration pre-approval for low-risk travelers to the United States. If approved, the expedited process could ease travel for the more than 200,000 Costa Ricans who visited the U.S. last year.
A tourism project in Playa Conchal will include a desalination plant to supply the planned 151-room hotel with fresh water. The project will be operated by U.S.-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Between beaches and rainforests, visitors to Costa Rica can now tour one of San José's most well-known slums. Organizers hope the tours will offer perspective on the country’s persistent 20 percent poverty rate.
The popular Gulf of Nicoya car ferry connecting Puntarenas and Paquera — a major gateway for both tourists and locals between the mainland and Nicoya Peninsula — was shut down Wednesday because of strikes and protests by people in Paquera demanding better roads.
Business group Desarrolladora Parque La Sabana S.A. officially inaugurated a new hotel from the Hilton Garden Inn franchise and announced they will renovate the capital's historical icon Gran Hotel Costa Rica.
