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Chapter | Tourism from The Report: Colombia 2013

An improved perception of security has boded well for Colombia’s tourism sector. Identified as a strategic growth area in the National Development Plan, the sector has grown consistently in the past few years, earning $21.2bn in 2012 and accounting for 5.3% of GDP, a figure expected to reach 5.4% in 2013, making the sector the third-most-important source of foreign currency behind oil and coal....

Outperforming the majority of its regional peers, Colombia has experienced steady economic growth in the past decade registering GDP growth averaging over 4%, a rate set to continue in 2013. 

Durante la década pasada, el crecimiento del sector turístico de Panamá ha superado al crecimiento mismo de su economía en términos generales, un hecho extraordinario considerando que el PIB de este país ha crecido un promedio del 7.4% entre 2002 y 2011, según cifras del Banco Mundial.
Con sus 2857 km de costa, Panamá tiene un sector turismo en crecimiento que ha generado un alza en su economía durante los últimos 10 años, inclusive durante los años 2008-2009, cuando el mundo era golpeado por la crisis financiera global.

Chapter | Tourism from The Report: Peru 2012

With visitor numbers having risen to 2.5m in 2011, representing a 9% increase year-on-year, the government is developing tourist destinations outside traditional travel hotspots. While the focus has traditionally been on the country’s many historical and cultural sights, the sector is now seeing increased demand for business tourism services. Ecotourism is also a growth area, with more tourists...
Con el reciente ingreso de la Amazonía peruana a la lista de las Siete Nuevas Maravillas Naturales además de varias nuevas iniciativas para atraer a turistas internacionales, Perú tiene como objetivo elevar el perfil de un segmento de turismo floreciente. Sin embargo, se necesitará infraestructura adicional para conectar la región a centros urbanos más desarrollados.

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