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2	"Costa Rica overview" Costa Rica overview Infrastructure Tourist demand Tourist Infrastructure
3	COSTA RICA OVERVIEW
4	POLITICAL STABILITY Tradition of peace and stability Government: Constitution protects foreign investment. Over 100 years of democracy. No Standing Military. Switzerland of the America’s.
5	ECONOMIC STABILITY
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7	INVESTMENT TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE/ORIGIN
8	INVESTMENT TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE/REGION
9	HUMAN RESOURCES Population to May, 2005: 4.3 millions From 15 to 35 years old: 35.4% Labor force 2004: 1,8 million Unemployment, July 2004: 6.5% Underemployment, July 2004: 7.9% Universal Health Care and Education System Pillars for the national stability 6,5% of the GDP’s destiny is for education Costa Rica’s world class literacy rate
10	HUMAN RESOURCES STATISTICS Life expectancy: 78.73 years Access to telephone service: 92% Percentage of dwellings with electricity: 97.07% Health-Care Public Services Coverage: 98,3% Percentage of sewage 60% Infant mortality very similar to those of developed countries: 9,19 death per each 1000 born alive.
11	AVERAGE SALARIES
12	AVERAGE SALARIES
13	CONSTRUCTION COSTS APROXIMATE
14	INCENTIVES Exemption from all taxes and surcharges applied to the importation for the operation or installation of new companies ( just in the start up process) Accelerated depreciation Issuance of municipal licenses within a maximum of thirty calendar days Authorization from the BCCR to accept foreign currency from international tourists Exemption from the real estate tax for up to six years Lodging companies must have 10 or more rooms
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16	INFRASTRUCTURE
17	EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN TOURISM & HIGH SCHOOLS
18	ELECTRICITY COVERAGE/COUNTRY
19	INTERNET COVERAGE/1,000 POPULATION
20	Flights from Costa Rica/San José
21	Flights from Liberia
22	Flights from Costa Rica San José/week Newark, NY Orlando Panama Philadelphia Phoenix Puerto España Quito, Ecuador San Andres San Juan, Puerto Rico San Pedro, Sula San Salvador Santiago Tegucigalpa Toronto Washington Medellin Boston Ft. Lauderlate
23	LOCAL AIRPORTS
24	TOURIST DEMAND
25	TOURISM OVERVIEW
26	TOURIST ARRIVALS BY REGIONS
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28	CENTRAL PACIFIC: TOURISTS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
29	CENTRAL PACIFIC: AMERICAN TOURISTS BY STATE OF ORIGIN
30	CENTRAL PACIFIC:TOURISTS’ ACTIVITIES
31	TOURISTS STAYING BY REGION
32	CENTRAL PACIFIC: AMERICAN TOURISTS BY INCOMES & AGES % OF THE TOTAL
33	VARIATION OF TOURISTS & ROOMS
34	FOUR SEASONS TESTIMONIAL
35	SUMMARY