Costa Rica Attracting Tourists – and Drug Cartels (Video) Share FacebookXPinterestWhatsApp Story by Rico 11 March 2013 WSJ.com/ Renowned as a tourism hub for its lush jungle and coastline, Costa Rica has become part of the pipeline for drug traffickers hauling cocaine northward. WSJ’s Leslie Josephs reports. Share this:Share Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Related - A word from our sponsors - Latest Stories Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Airport consolidates its position as a “pet friendly” destination Costa Rica launches “LEAPCR”, a program to accelerate startups, investments and new jobs Costa Rica Falls to Colombia 3-1, Capping a Painful Road to World Cup Exclusion Legislator questions hate attacks against female judges, legislators, and former president Chinchilla Immigration will regularize foreigners from these countries with pending or rejected asylum applications - A word from our sponsors - th> ¢461.96 BUY ¢466.89 SELL / 27 March 2026 - At The Banks - Source: BCCR Most Popular Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Airport consolidates its position as a “pet friendly” destination Costa Rica launches “LEAPCR”, a program to accelerate startups, investments and new jobs Costa Rica Falls to Colombia 3-1, Capping a Painful Road to World Cup Exclusion Legislator questions hate attacks against female judges, legislators, and former president Chinchilla Immigration will regularize foreigners from these countries with pending or rejected asylum applications Previous articleCosta Rica Becomes Major Drug Transit Point to U.S.Next articleMore Taxes on Motels Proposed More stories ... Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Airport consolidates its position as a “pet friendly” destination Costa Rica launches “LEAPCR”, a program to accelerate startups, investments and new jobs Costa Rica Falls to Colombia 3-1, Capping a Painful Road to World Cup Exclusion Legislator questions hate attacks against female judges, legislators, and former president Chinchilla - A word from our sponsors -