In 2008, RIU will begin expanding in Costa Rica, the Central American country considered one of the world’s most beautiful spots, thanks to its breathtakingly spectacular natural landscape and exoticism.

RIU’s first Costa Rican establishment will be a 5-star hotel built by the firm itself and located on the oceanfront in the beautiful region of Guanacaste on the country’s Pacific coast. The hotel will also be close to the local airport in Liberia. RIU’s expansion in Costa Rica is its main new undertaking in 2008, after almost two decades of presence on the American continent, where the chain has established itself as a reference point in luxury sun and sand resort hotels.