During the first 4 months of the year the number of foreign tourists increased by 2.7% or 39,064 tourist compared to the same period last year.
The most significant increases observed were visits from tourists from the southern country of Chile country with 6,918 tourist, followed by United States (+2,892), Ecuador (+7,994), Colombia (+1,306), Bolivia (+2,703) and Brazil (+369) This is what the chief of Mincetur, Edgar Vasquez, said in declarations. Also, highlight the increase in the number of tourists from Mexico (+4, 071), Spain (+ 1,492), France (+1,160), Canada (+929), Germany (+1,229), United Kingdom (1,425), Italy (+640) and Japan (+565).
In total, the 14 countries represent 79.4% of the total international arrivals to our Country.