A small passenger plane crashed in Costa Rica, killing all 12 people on board, most of whom were foreign tourists. The country's security Ministry said the aircraft, a single-propellor Cessna 208 Caravan, came down in a mountainous area near the Pacific coastal beach town of Punta Islita in the Guanacaste peninsula. The spokesman, Carlos Hidalgo, said on his Facebook page. It is a private plane with 10 foreign passengers and two<br/>local crew members, a separate security ministry statement<br/>said. Punta Islita, on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, is popular among North American and European tourists for its pristine beaches and lush landscape.<br/><br/>The US embassy said it was aware of the crash and was<br/>trying to confirm if any US citizens are on board.