Costa Rica Among the Five Best Tourist Destinations of 2021. Photo: Lauren Harrigan/UNSPALSH

Costa Rica welcomed more than 90,000 international travelers in May, the largest single-month figure since March 2020.

The country received 90,321 arrivals last month, a slightly higher figure than the previous pandemic highs of March and April 2021 (89,263 and 89,284 people, respectively).

The United States remains the main source market for tourists to Costa Rica. In May, 72,329 U.S. Americans entered Costa Rica — 9,670 more than in April and almost double compared to January, according to a Tourism Board (ICT) press release.

U.S. visitation in May 2021 represents just a 27% drop in arrivals compared to May 2019, “a positive signal that our main market maintains its interest” in Costa Rica, the ICT says.

So far in 2021, Costa Rica has welcomed nearly 270,500 tourists from the United States.

The Tico Times