IUOT O - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS Page 1 COSTA RICA
Source of Information : Instituto Costarricense de Turismo,
Ministerio de Seguridad Publica, San Jose
Method of Collection : Frontier check
Definition : UN/IUOTO
Number of foreign visitor arrivals at frontiers by country of nationality (1)

Country of
nationality

Frontier Arrivals
1972 1973

Argentina
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
El Salvador
France
Jermany, F.R.
Guatemala
Honduras
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Spain
United Kingdom
U.S.A.
Venezuela
All other countries

559
2 350
2 053
4 803
243
LO 137
290
2 961
9 996
5 358
966
345
5 022
34 280
L6 262
1 558
2 226
2 T28
52 002
2 102
9 928

015
534
392
143
554
089
359
L6L
875
&gt; 647
L 174
lL 514
6 891
83 572
17 477
2 229
2 387
3 329
68 619
2 338
10 223
246 825

Number of foreign visitor arrivals by mode of transport at point of entry

1972 1973
Air 94 513 116 110
Sea 282 249
Road 107 474 130 466

Average length of stay of foreign tourists in Costa Rica

1973 : 6.08 days
Number of bed-places and rooms available in hotels and similar establishments

1972/1973
Capacity in bed-places 5 936
Capacity in rooms 2 405

(1) Including visitor arrivals at the International Airport.

VOL 27 - 1973