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Pilgrims must pay the international land transport tax into Panama

by Q COSTARICA Monday 21 January 2019, 11:53 am 1.2k Views

The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) – tourism board – reminded pilgrims and all others who travel through Costa Rica to Panana City to attend the World Youth Day 2019, that every ticket sold in Costa Rica for international land transport must pay a tax equivalent of 5% of its value.

The tax is payable, regardless of the reason of the trip, to invidivuals or companies that sell international transport service, such as bus companies or tour operators that provide service to Panama City directly from San Jose.
Exempt from the tax are tickets sold under the special laws or international treaties and verified by the ICT.
Nor does this tax apply to pilgrims (and other tourists) who, on the occasion of World Youth Day, take a local