Market Report: Central America

Puerto Rico and Costa Rica are shaping Latin America's live music scene in unique ways.

Countries: Costa Rica and Puerto Rico Key primary ticketers: eticket, Buy a Tix, La Tiquetera, Passline, Publitickets, Special Ticket, Ticket Center, Ticket Plus PR, Ticketera Secondary ticketing situation: Reselling or scalping is illegal in Puerto Rico but remains legal in Costa Rica.

Taxes & charges: VAT: 11.5%; 13%

In Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny’s record-breaking 30-date residency at the Choliseo set a new standard, selling over 400,000 tickets while prioritising local fans and blocking over a million bots. The residency highlighted Ticketera’s…