By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Individually and in small groups, Venezuelans who endorse capitalism are leaving their home country, and many are settling in Costa Rica.
Now it is official. A delegation of 25 Venezuelan investors from the Federación de Cámaras de Venezuela has come here seeking opportunities. Their visit began Monday.
The delegation includes representatives from telecom, construction, agriculture and tourism, said the Costa Rican Ministerio de Comercio Exterior. Participating are the minister, Marco Vinicio Ruiz; the vice minister, Amparo Pacheco; Costa Rica's ambassador to Caracas, Vladimir de la Cruz, and representatives of the Promotora del Comercio Exterior.
The delegation is expected to meet with President Óscar Arias Sánchez.
Although politics is not a big topic among the Venezuelan delegates, others have made it clear they are leaving Venezuela because of the financial and personal insecurity fostered by Hugo Chávez, the socialist president there.
Chávez has authored the nationalization of many important industries and financial institutions. And there are currency controls.
In addition, Chávez keeps threatening to make war on neighboring Colombia and any U.S. troops that might be stationed there.
Venezuelans also say that the crime problem is soaring out of control.
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