Average tourism expenditure in Latin America jumps 32 percent.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

Mexico and Peru posted Latin America’s highest increase in tourism arrivals and receipts last year, according to a Latinvex analysis of new data from the World Trade Organization.

Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic remains the leader in receipts as a percent of GDP and Panama the leader in receipts per visitor, while Uruguay leads the way in arrivals as a percent of population.

All in all, Latin America last year hosted 83.9 million international visitors, an increase of 2.6 percent from 2012. They spent a total of ...

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