Costa Rica was once overshadowed. Surrounding it were popular and easily accessed countries, such as Mexico or Brazil, and these were more common in the traveler’s lexicon.
Times have changed, however. Costa Rica is no longer ignored by the global market. Instead it has become a center of tourism, with over two million individuals arriving each year. Of those individuals:Â
54% are from the United States.
18% are from Europe.
12% are from Latin America.
5.6% are from Canada.
10.4% are from Asia.
These statistics, as provided by the Boletin Estadisticas Turisticas de Centroamerica (or Central Tourism Statistics Bulletin), show a diverse and dynamic population entering Costa Rica. Adventurers from across the world are finally taking note of this unique country.