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Peru -- here represented by Machu Picchu -- last year saw the highest percentage increase in Latin America in international visitors and receipts. (Photo: Peru Ministry of Culture)
Mexico -- here represented by Cancun -- posted Latin America's highest real growth in international arrivals and receipts last year. (Photo: Quintana Roo Government)
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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Keywords: Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rio de Janeiro, Uruguay, Venezuela, World Cup 2014
THE NUMBERS
Latin America Tourism (2013): Receipts
Latin America Tourism (2013): Receipt Winners & Losers
Latin America Tourism (2013): Receipts-GDP Ratio
Latin America Tourism (2013): Average Expenditure per Visitor
Latin America Tourism (2013): Arrivals
Latin America Tourism (2013): Arrival Winner & Losers
Latin America Tourism (2013): Arrival-Population Ratio