Guatemala Looks for Tourism Boost From Survivor

Monday, August 01, 2005

The tourism industry from Guatemala is currently on the rise. Last year it had over 1 million visitors, with an estimated 250,000 from the United States. As Survivor 11 The Mayan Empire is scheduled to launch this fall the Guatemala travel agency expects big things. They are already on track to pass Costa Rica for visitors. Officials expect a huge boost in eco and adventure tourism for things like mountain climbing, kayaking and rafting.

There is no other place like this, boasted Estuardo Riley of Inguat, the national tourist board. He ticks off the reasons: Thirty-three volcanoes, archaeological treasures, 700 species of birds. And we are the centre of mundo Maya (the Maya world).

In Guatemala City this time, about 30 miles from Antigua, I saw a convention centre, high-rise hotels and two sparkling new shopping centres. But a few blocks away, I watched a man herd goats through city streets, stopping to milk them when passersby or residents wanted a drink. ...

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