La Nación of Buenos Aires observed that some 1.6 million Argentines traveled around the country for Carnival, generating $1.935 billion in receipts. 

Estelita Hass Carazzai wrote in Folha de São Paulo that since it lacks a tradition of huge samba schools for Carnival, Curitiba resolved to give tourists “a tranquil alternative” for those who want to leave the huge crowds behind. 

El Comercio of Quito wrote that the beaches of Esmeraldas, Manabi, Guayas, and Santa Elena are the most visited, although there is significant mountain and Amazonian tourism, as well. 

So noted Paolina Albani in La Hora of Guatemala City.  Guatemala is a tourist destination that is blessed with a variety of climatic, geographical, and ecologically diverse and unique environmental resources that, in addition to a culture of indisputable value, make it a country of great appeal. 

DominicanToday of Santo Domingo recounted that President Danilo Medina said the Government’s push to bring 10 million tourists within 10 years isn’t a crazy idea and vowed to invest all the needed resources to achieve that goal. 

The Buenos Aires Herald reported that Argentina’s incoming tourists declined 7% last year.  The statistics bureau uses airport and port data to calculate the number of visitors.  The number of Argentines going abroad rose 6.2%, though “the Argentine tourism deficit,” which represents a growing strain on the Central Bank’s foreign reserves, “clocked in at US$553.5

Susana González wrote in La Jornada of Mexico City that although well over half of its working population goes without access to health services, Mexico ranks second globally in what the tourism industry calls “health tourism.” 

In La Tercera of Santiago Valentina Mery wrote of the most likely things that can go wrong on a Chilean beach trip.  These include falls in rocky areas, attacks by jellyfish, children that go missing, and swimmers who exceed the limits. 

ÚltimaHora of Asunción Saira Baruja insists that rural tourism is an option for this summer’s leisure time.  When the heat comes to Paraguay, “people want to enjoy the sun and fresh air. That’s when people start thinking about options for travel.” 

In El Espectador of Bogotá Marcela Díaz Sandoval noted that between the 22nd and 26th of January the streets of Madrid  would be besieged by tourists from 165 countries for the 2014 International Tourism Fair (Fitur), “the second largest in the world,” which seeks to promote tourism and trade between countries.