| Costa Rica has over the past 5 year seen a | | | | Rican town? |
| significant increase in the number of Tourists | | | | Also there is talk of opening another International |
| walking through its doors. Costa Rica now boasts | | | | airport in the Osa Peninsula in the South of Costa |
| 2 International airport, Juan Santamaria and Liberia | | | | Rica, which in my opinion is the last straw as this |
| International airport. The Liberia airport has seen | | | | is an area of Natural Beauty that attracts people |
| such a exponential increase in incoming flights it | | | | beacuse it is hard to get to. This area is |
| has had to expand the terminal and it will sure be | | | | Eco-tourism at its highest with 6% of the worlds |
| getting bigger sooner. The reason for this increase | | | | biodiversity in this area of Costa Rica. You can |
| is because of the Guanacaste region in the North | | | | see wildlife from Macaws to Dolphins and jaguars |
| of Costa Rica seeing an increase in construction | | | | here. You will often see the National Geographic |
| of hotel, rentals and villas. This has been great for | | | | and Discovery channel filming here. |
| Costa Rica as it has given jobs and taxes to the | | | | The basis of this discussion is the fact that Costa |
| people of Costa Rica in a predominently poor | | | | Rica is seen as an eco friendly country with no |
| region of Costa Rica. However the negative side | | | | army and its care for the environment is |
| of this is the fact that there was more | | | | paramount. However if it lets the $$'s takeover |
| construction in Guanacaste than all of Costa Rica | | | | the long term sustainability of the tourism industry |
| put together in 2005/2006. | | | | will be come very short term. |
| One of the many concerns of Costa Rica and | | | | Remember, while politicians and multi national |
| people living here is the fact that you are seeing | | | | companies destroy this world people are looking |
| more high rise condo units, Tamarindo has virtually | | | | to escape to something cleaner and more |
| turned into a US mud town, with the roads in | | | | eco-friendly, so if Costa Rica looks after its |
| poor condition and Burger King and Pizza hut signs | | | | country then it will forever be known as a great |
| up. What has the world come to when the big | | | | Eco-destination. |
| fast food chains are over taking a small Costa | | | | |