Costa Rica has become the most visited country in the Central American region, with tourism being responsible for 5.8% of the country’s GDP. By 2004, tourism was generating more revenue and foreign exchange than coffee and bananas combined. A pioneer in ecotourism, by reducing the country’s deforestation rate to virtually zero and creating such a large collection of national parks and natural reserves, Costa Rica has appealed to first world tourists, particularly American, who amounted to one million visitors, followed by European with 434,884 visits. Continue reading “Interesting Places to Visit and Things to Do in Guanacaste Costa Rica”