Once on the ground, tourists filled out fake immigration forms, and passed through simulated customs, complete with ersatz entry stamps. Banners advertising Imperial beer and Costa Ricaās national brand, āEsencial Costa Ricaā were also posted around the Ecuadorian airport.
Costa Ricaās best known export, Real Madrid goalie Keylor Navas, has been named the countryās first official tourism ambassador during the FITUR tourism export in Madrid Thursday.
Costa Rica's President Luis Guillermo SolĆs said that his countryās largest industry ā tourism ā is key in generating peace around the world, on the eve of the countryās largest tourism trade show.