Costa Rica to Build Cruise Terminal and Marina in Limón
The Costa Rican government announced the progress of the cruise terminal and marina in Limón. This project is expected to further promote tourism as the main driver of the country’s economic development.
With a total investment of $854 million, the Hernán Garrón Salazar Terminal plan covers an area of 27 hectares. It includes the construction of a building for cruise passengers, local businesses, restaurants, handicrafts markets, hotels, parking lots, and urban integration areas. The port transformation will seek to attract tourism through the Orange economy, which essentially encompasses the cultural industry and the knowledge-based economy.
It also includes the first tourist marina in the Costa Rican Caribbean that meets the parameters and requirements of the current marina law. This master plan represents an urban change for the province of Limón.
About the project:
Construction of the Limon Marina and Cruise Terminal in Puerto Limon. Will transform our Caribbean paradise to generate a positive, economic, and social impact from future investments. The project is expected to have environmental viability and a feasibility study by next August. The President said that feasibility studies are being carried out to promote the project to international investors.
“We are working to generate more employment and make that city in the Caribbean a focus of tourist attraction and international investment.”
Government officials stated bidding process would be published this year for investors to participate.This is a real economic reactivation.
