It is no longer merely the country of “grueling tours for cheap shopping.” 

A master plan for Machu Picchu calls for a dramatic “reconceptualization” of the Inca Citadel, to be accompanied by a proposed $14.6 million makeover of its tourist infrastructure.  

Development of luxury tourism and infrastructure is behind conflicts with indigenous communities. 

The Chaco Ra’anga travel and art project will reveal the diversity of the Chaco, as well as the cultural and environmental conflicts afflicting the region, the second largest forested area in South America spanning parts of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil. 

The Incas, living as they often did at 3,000 meters, focused on the Sun’s ability to provide warmth “for their fertile, glacier-fed tropical valleys.”  They understood, as did “the Egyptians and others,” “that the movements of the sun, moon, and stars could predict rain and temperatures.” 

The coordinator of the PRI in the Senate stressed that gains in the tourism sector are a clear sign of the transformation of Mexico, showing the world its potential for growth and renewal. 

Over 60 large European companies believe that São Paulo, Mexico City and the Colombian capital are more attractive to locate their headquarters, even after the question of security is factored in. 

Marimar Lidín, director of the Tourism Office of Puerto Rico in Europe, says that “we see it more as an opening for new opportunities.” 

The festivals that fill Cusco’s cultural calendar honor a unique blend of Andean and Catholic traditions. Every June 24th during Inti Raymi thousands of Peruvians and visitors take to the city streets for dancing, music, and colorful cultural reenactments.  

Jason has been so close to the crocodiles that he knows each by the color of its eyes. From a boat on the Rio Grande Tárcoles in Costa Rica, tourists look on in awe as he plays with huge reptiles and feeds them by hand.