Amazon is in Costa Rica

Tico Times

Note the message on this young woman's tshirt - "Your work matters." Very clever, no?

Amazon is in Costa Rica because people are cheaper here, and they can easily get the cream of the crop. Amazon is selling business services down here - but is not explicit, about what these services are.

I can see, easily enough - that they are showing Latin American companies how to be part of Amazon. And share in its profits.

One of these companies is probably Aeropost, the company I use, to fly my purchases from Miami to Costa Rica, take them through Customs, and then let me pick them up in Cartago, the nearest large town to where I live.

Aeropost decided to go into the online retail business itself. It now has an app for smartphones that lets people shop using their phone (in Spanish, of course) take their phone to one of their outlets, place their order (and pay for it) there. And pick it up a few days later. Behind the scenes, they are placing the order with Amazon, and getting delivery from it.

Catalog sales have been here for quite a while, but using their phone gives Ticos exposure to more products, instantly. And they love their phones!