China News Service, March 26. According to a report by South American Overseas Chinese News on the 25th, Costa Rica’s Ministry of Tourism announced recently that to stimulate the recovery of the tourism industry, the country will reopen its land borders to foreign tourists from April 5th.
According to reports, Colombian Tourism Minister Segura said that the reason for the decision was: Since the reopening of the sea and air borders, a total of about 240,000 foreign tourists have entered the country, of which only 0.1% of the new crown positive cases.
Segura said that this data shows that Costa Rica has achieved good results in preventing virus imports.
At the same time, Segura also pointed out, “There are many people who want to conduct multi-country tourism activities in Central America. For example, many European tourists want to enjoy the natural landscapes of Nicaragua and Panama while visiting Costa Rica, so as to enrich their travel experience. ."
Segura emphasized that the procedures for land entry tourists are the same as those for air entry. Tourists need to hold a valid visa and submit a medical insurance certificate and an electronic health form filled out by themselves to the relevant authorities.
Segura said that the reopening of land borders is of great significance to the promotion of the tourism industry's recovery.