Measuring the Economic Impact of Tourism Spending by Visitors to Costa Rica’s National Parks
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https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2008.06.002Keywords:
costa rica, economic impact, ecotourism, multipliers, volcanic eruptionAbstract
Volcán Poas National Park is the most visited of Costa Rica, because its easy access, proximity to main population centers and good highways. Between March and April of 2006 product of some intra-crater eruptions, the park was limited in access for three weeks. The study reported estimates the economic impact of the closing during that period. The estimates are the products of a census of the 28 business affected. This type of information and methodology permit the communities to know what took place in economic terms and thus to avoid frustrations in terms of financial gain expected that do not materialize.
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