Tourism

Costa Rican tour operators at this year’s Expotur trade fair are hoping to open the eyes of visitors with offerings in the biodiverse and unheralded interior regions of the country.

Business confidence in Costa Rica dropped by 10 percent compared to the same period last year, a survey by the Union of Private-Sector Chambers and Associations said. Confidence dropped in every sector surveyed.

Costa Rica's President Luis Guillermo Solís said that his country’s largest industry – tourism – is key in generating peace around the world, on the eve of the country’s largest tourism trade show.

Police on board a bus saw one of the suspects make off with several bags as he alighted near Orotina on Route 27.

Originally titled “Cracking the Golden Egg,” the film stirred controversy in 2011 and was withdrawn from circulation. After significant revision and a new title, the documentary has been re-released and is making rounds at film festivals.

Costa Rica will host the 30th anniversary of its exposition on tourism – Expotur – in mid-May, with a focus on extreme sports, adventure tours and visitors from emerging markets such as Russia and China. The May 14-16 expo will allow invitees from 37 countries to speak directly with 290 Costa Rican tourism businesses.

With each swish of a paddle, algae bubbled around like heaps of diamonds. “Oh, wow!” we cooed, because there was nothing else to say. Words were as ineffectual as camera lenses.

A restriction that prohibits vehicles from entering downtown San José on specific days according to the last digit of a license plate will be suspended on Friday and will resume on Monday, April 21, Traffic Police said on Tuesday.

Once described by Aldous Huxley as the Lake Como of Guatemala, Lake Atitlán is a justified staple on the Central American tourist trail. However, over the past few years, agrochemicals, raw sewage, litter and shore development have taken their toll, turning the fresh blue water a murky shade of brown, turning tourists away.

Costa Rican hotel operators expect occupancy rates of an estimated 82 percent during Easter Holy Week, according to a survey released Thursday by the National Tourism Chamber.