Tourism in Bolivia

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Tourism in Bolivia is one of the key economic sectors of the country. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE), there were over 1.24 million tourists that visited the country in 2020, making Bolivia the ninth most visited country in South America.[1][2][3]

People have visited Bolivia for centuries in the form of movement of people during the pre-Inca and Inca period, in which wealthy groups within moved outside their habitual residence across the vast expanse of the Inca empire. that stretched 2,500 from Ecuador in the north to Chile in the south.[4]

Bolivia is a country with great tourism potential, with many attractions, due to its diverse culture, geographic regions, rich history and food. In particular, the salt flats at Uyuni are a major attraction.

  1. ^ "International tourism, number of arrivals - Bolivia". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Estadísticas de flujo de visitantes". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Ministerio de Planidicación del Desarrollo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The 11 Most Visited Countries in South America". Worldly Adventurer. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ Chopitea Chávez, Iván (31 May 2010). "Historia del turismo en Bolivia" [History of tourism in Bolivia]. gestiopolis.com (in Spanish). Bogota, Colombia. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

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