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Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:34 AM Sep 2012

Why so few tourists go to Venezuela? (Spanish) [View all]

http://www.el-nacional.com/noticia/51075/24/por-que-llegan-tan-pocos-turistas-extranjeros-a-venezuela.html

summary (mine): Andes snow-capped mountains, Amazon rain forest, the longest coast line in the Caribeean, the world's highest waterfalls, all the ingredients for a tourism paradise. In 2009, 600,000 international tourists visited Ven, while Colombia had 2 million. Some tourists that do go to Ven, go because of they are attracted to the political climate of Ven. (e.g. DU chavistas) Some of the measures imposed by Chavez dissuades tourism. A sandwich and a bottle of water costs $25 in a Caracas cafe. One of the highest murder rates in Latin America is also problematic. They site a Brazilian publicity official who says the main reason may be the lack of investment in tourism since they are completely dependent on oil exports and there is no incentive to invest in other industries.




Tiene montañas andinas coronadas de nieve, selva amazónica, la costa más larga del Caribe y las cascadas más altas del mundo, todos los ingredientes para ser un paraíso turístico. Pero Venezuela no lo es.

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En 2009 Venezuela recibió poco más de 600.000 visitantes internacionales, según cifras del Banco Mundial. La vecina Colombia, por el contrario, tuvo más de dos millones.

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Desde que el presidente Hugo Chávez asumió el cargo en 1999, algunos turistas extranjeros se han visto atraídos por el ambiente político venezolano.
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Un sándwich y una botella de agua en un café en Caracas cuesta alrededor de US$25 a la tasa de cambio oficial.

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Venezuela, que tiene una de las tasas de homicidios más altas en América Latina, ciertamente ha tenido dificultades con su reputación de violencia.

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