Looks like the cracks in the tourism market are starting to show in Costa Rica. This article from the Calgary Herald explains
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For Rogers, who abandoned Calgary when he was 25, times are tough once more, the global meltdown cutting into this year's business at Condotel Las Cascadas, near Quepos, one of Costa Rica's top three tourist destinations.
Reservations for the upcoming Christmas season, a time that sustains many tourist operations through the quiet, rainy months, are down at Rogers' business by 30 per cent compared with last year. The situation is worse at other popular destinations, with hotel operators near Lake Arenal, where foreigners are drawn to its active lava-spewing volcano, reporting a 50 per cent decline.
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