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Flow monitoring of people on the move across the Americas in locations of high transit and presence of migrants in Costa Rica – February 2024
Contact
DTMCostaRica@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Costa Rica
Period Covered
Feb 01 2024
Feb 29 2024
Activity
- Flow Monitoring
- Mobility Tracking
- Event Tracking
Cantons: Alajuela, Cartago, Escazú, Corredores, Heredia, Los Chiles, San Carlos, San José, Santa Ana, Tibás
Costa Rica, like the other countries in the Central American region, has been characterized as a migratory corridor for people who transit by land from the south to the north of America and whose destination is the countries in the north of the continent. This flow on the move through the Americas is mainly made up of people from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Ecuador, as well as people from other countries in South America, Africa and Asia.
According to estimations from IOM Costa Rica, during February 41,326 people entered the country, an approximate average of 1,425 people per day and estimating a increase of 10% compared to January 2024. In addition, 1,088 people stranded in the monitored shelters were identified and 1,225 people stranded in the public places visited.