Costa Rica: International Business Environment

I am interested in going on this trip because it is a great opportunity to learn and experience a different culture. It will also be a great way to learn and practice my Spanish. During the time that I will be there, my Spanish will develop better, and I will be accustomed to the way of a local. Along this journey, I will also attain a life long friend as long with a second family. This trip will be a great way to experience the culture in Costa Rica. It will be interesting and fun to experience their way of life and customs.

The annual growth rate for Costa Rica is 2.4%. Currently it takes about 36 years for the population to double. If this trend continues, by the year 2036 there will be approximately 7,346,000 people living in Costa Rica. That means that there will be a population density of about 350 persons per square mile.

Many people immigrate to Costa Rica for the education and literacy rate there are extraordinary. There’s Many goods in Costa Rica such as Coffee Beans, Bananas, Lumber and Sugar and they are all exported from Costa Rica. The people from Costa Rica depend on fruit, mining, lumber and other resources the country has adapted to the area by building houses with area conditioning and bridges for areas that are separated by bodies of water they have also build dams that provide energy and big factories for producing mass production products they also have airlines, airplanes, the postal mail services and etc. They have also evolved in communication because back then they could only communicate through person and now they communicate through email, text, and

Importing goods is a big deal in Costa Rica the highest demand of imports. For them is oil and natural gases were most of import among Costa Rica’s people if fishing and crops, oil and natural gases is a huge import to them.

The central american nation, El Salvador, holds a rising economic status, currently sitting at 66th in the world a much welcomed state when compared to their standings in 1980 during their civil war. El Salvador’s regionally ranked 16th, with the population of 6.4 million people rising at a rate 2.4% and the 5 year compound growth population of 2.1% ,the GDP is $52.9 Billion. A great influencer in the establishment of tourism is the amount of public spending. El Salvador is a very culturally rich nation, but similar to the United States some of its regions suffer from gang related violence. The adoption rate of technology in El Salvador is much slower than that in america, but that can be changed with investments in

Costa Rica is a peaceful Central American country fronting both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It has almost 4 million residents, a stable democratic government, no army, and is host to Central America 's largest hi-tech community, including the Latin American Headquarters of Microsoft and one of Intel 's most modern chip fabrication plants. Many major US high-tech corporations maintain offices or branches in Costa Rica including IBM, Oracle, Dell, Apple, Compaq, Cisco, and others. Literacy (nearly 95%), English language and computer usage are the highest in Latin America. Costa Rica has the highest United Nations Human Development Index among all developing countries. With the abolishment of the army in 1948, the

This article was written in 1997 and still this day we face the same issues in the carribean. Im from the carribean south part of Dominican Rep (Barahona) I see how many locals struggle to survive moving to Bavaro or Punta Cana to mske a profit to support their family. Most of the sugar cane production are being run by guatemalian nd the factories are run by Korean, chiniece or brasilian. Like stated in the artlice where is the stake of the locals, the government and their people are the one receiving the beneficiated. Many tourist don’t see the down side out of the relaxing beach or the niece horse ride. “reality remain invisible to 15 million visitors who come from North America and Western Europe each season” the drugs, the poverty and health

Studying abroad to Costa Rica is one of the best decisions I have made this school year. I expected the trip to be amazing, and I was not let down. Of course, not everything was exactly the way I thought it would be, but that made the trip even better. I expected the country to be beautiful, but it was far more beautiful than I ever imagined. The terrain features, forests, and wildlife absolutely blew my mind.

According to CTO, the Dominican Republic is the largest destination in the Caribbean in terms of room capacity and not only. At the moment, the D.R. has over 69,000 hotel rooms and maintains an occupancy level of 86, 70%. The tourism in the region is growing every year at an astounding rate. During 2015, the D.R. welcomed over 6.1 million tourists; this represents an increase of 8.8% over the previous year (Banco Central de la República

Costa Rica, meaning “Rich Coast” in Spanish, is one of the twenty-two Spanish speaking countries in the world. Its capital is San Jose. Costa Rica is a presidential republic government much like the United States. It borders the Caribbean

While in Costa Rica my team visited the cities of San Jose, Limon, Talamanca, and Puerto Viejo. All of these cities lie on the southeastern side of Costa Rica next to the Caribbean Sea. The differences in the beaches was extremely interesting to me. While we were in Talamanca, the beach was fairly dirty but private. The

Costa Rica is a Central American country located between Panama and Nicaragua. The west and east coast of Costa Rica are facing the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The main language spoken is Spanish, although English is widely heard. This country is very popular among surfers because the most powerful waves known to man are enjoyed in the town of Tamarindo. Costa Rica is the safest country in the region because of its booming economy and general friendliness of the people. Also, majority of the country covers jungles and rainforests. Many U.S. citizens travel here to experience the untouched nature and study parts of it unique to man. The main city in Costa Rica is San Jose, located in the center of the country. Many elderly people retire to

The Republic of Costa Rica is a picturesque country located in Central America, forming a land bridge between Nicaragua and Panama. Tourists flock to this country each year, attracted by its lush tropical forests and its colourful fauna. However, Costa Rica’s average tourist may be surprised to learn that poverty is a persistent problem for this apparently rich and diverse country. Many Costa Ricans (familiarly known as Ticos) suffer from poor health and complain about bad infrastructure. Although the tourism industry provides substantial revenue for Costa Rica, the industry also has a dark side, including the promotion of prostitution and drug abuse, among other things. When these three factors poor health, bad infrastructure, and tourism

Countries in Central America have long been associated with poor economies. These countries have been plagued by crime, corruption and war for decades if not centuries. Today most Central American countries are still in a state of turmoil with the exception of Costa Rica. In this paper I will outline a brief history of the country and describe its geological features. I will then delve into its natural resources, imports and exports. Education is the next topic I will cover along with Costa Rica’s trade relationships with other countries. Finally I will discuss taxation, direct foreign investment, and the Costa Rican central bank. When first researching this country I expected it to have a pathetic economy. I have since been convinced that

This paper explores a great number of academic research journals and databases on the impact that the tourism industry has on the countries in the Caribbean. Tourism impacts the Caribbean in three different sections. Tourism has a social impact that allows for increases in revenue, jobs, and service for the people living there. Tourism’s cultural impact allows the history and heritage of the Caribbean to be acknowledged and practiced not only here but around the world as tourists come and go. Tourism’s environmental impact effects the natural and geographical diversity that can only be found in these countries. Although tourism brings about many advantages in all three categories, there are still negatives attributes that appear from tourism that must be handled properly to maintain a successful industry. This paper examines 12 different research journals that suggest all of the positives and negatives of tourism in the Caribbean and how they can effect not only the tourism industry but the area in which they are practiced.