Costa Rica is one of the most popular Latin American destinations for traveling coming from the United States. This is due to several factors, including the countries proximity to the United States, wonderful beaches, lush jungle, and interesting volcanoes. A Costa Rica vacation can be a very diverse and exciting experience. However, for the past two years, Costa Rica has experienced a tourism slump. One of the factors that contributed to this was the international economic down turn, which especially hurt eco-travel, an area where Costa Rica typically excels. However, the new Tourism Minister of Costa Rica thinks the slump is over. He announced this belief during a travel fair at the Expotur inauguration in downtown San Jose. Expotur is the country’s largest tourism fair, and it is estimated that this tour brings in 70,000 new tourists each year. The Tourism Minister announced that for the first three ...

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