Caldera Port has replaced Puntarenas Port as the important Pacific Coast port. Both cruise ships and cargo boats use Caldera Port. Taxis are easily identified by the red or orange color. Domestic and international bus service is available. Accomodations Hotel space increased from 5,456 rooms in 1989 to over 14,000 in 1994.
Some hotels have satellite dishes.
Central America's largest Convention and Conference Center holds 2,000 people. Costa Rica does not have a registry of foreign capital, and, therefore, does not provide statistics on annual foreign investment and its origin. Some tourism projects have enjoyed the leverage of the Costa Rica's stock exchange, the largest active stock exchange in Central America, to raise capital. Preference is given to hotel services, local and international air transport of tourists, vehicle rental to foreign and domestic tourists, aquatic transportation, and inbound tourism services. Ecotourism Ecotourism, the most popular form of tourism in Costa Rica, relies upon a natural resource-base.