The narrator mentions that Costa Rica was the second smallest republic in the Americas. Due to independence movements and subsequent statehood in Central and South America, this is no longer the case.
This entry to the Traveltalks series is unusual because James A. FitzPatrick admits that some of the claims in the documentary were not fact checked.
It was stated that there was $23 million invested in banana plantations; adjust for inflation, that would be over $320 million in 2024.