12.1% of their GDP is from travel and tourism, so I don&#x27;t think they&#x27;re counting planes coming in, or taking off from their airports.<p>They also import food, that&#x27;s grown elsewhere. So, that&#x27;s another hidden cost. The only thing they produce in large quantities in country are rice, and beans.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.co.cr&#x2F;tourism-sector-in-costa-rica-poised-to-grow-5-5-in-2014&#x2F;34051&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.co.cr&#x2F;tourism-sector-in-costa-rica-poised-to-gro...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fas.usda.gov&#x2F;regions&#x2F;costa-rica" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fas.usda.gov&#x2F;regions&#x2F;costa-rica</a>