Tourism

Tourism

Income from tourism is key to the economy of several Latin American countries.^[96] Mexico receives the largest number of international tourists, with 21.5 million visitors in 2009, followed by Brazil, with 4.8 million; Argentina, with 4.3 million; Dominican Republic, with 4.0 million;, Puerto Rico, with 3.5 million and Chile with 2.8 million.^[97] Places such as Cancun, Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, Cartagena de Indias, Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Margarita Island, São Paulo, Salar de Uyuni, Punta del Este, Santo Domingo, Labadee, San Juan, La Habana, Panama City, Iguazu Falls, Puerto Vallarta, Poás Volcano National Park, Punta Cana, Viña del Mar, Mexico City, Quito, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, Maceió, Florianópolis, Cuzco and Patagonia are popular among international visitors in the region.^{[citation needed]}

Performance indicators for international tourism in Latin America

Country	International tourist arrivals 2009[97] Millions of USD	International tourism receipts 2009[97] Millions of USD	Receipts per arrival (2)/(1) 2009 (USD/Tourist)	Receipts per capita 2009[97][98] USD	Revenues as % of exports goods and services[96] 2003	Tourism revenues as % GDP[96] 2003	% Direct & indirect employment in tourism[96] 2005	World Ranking Tourism Compet.[99] TTCI 2011	Index value TTCI[99] 2011
Argentina	4,329	3,916	905	96	7.4	1.8	9.1	60	4.20
Bolivia	671	279	416	29	9.4	2.2	7.6	117	3.35
Brazil	4,802	5,305	1,105	27	3.2	0.5	7.0	52	4.36
Chile	2,750	1,568	570	94	5.3	1.9	6.8	57	4.27
Colombia	N/A	1,999	N/A	44	6.6	1.4	5.9	77	3.94
Costa Rica	1,923	2,075	1,079	488	17.5	8.1	13.3	44	4.43
Cuba	2,405	2,080	865	181	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dominican Republic	3,992	4,065	1,018	421	36.2	18.8	19.8	72	3.99
Ecuador	968	663	685	45	6.3	1.5	7.4	87	3.79
El Salvador	1,091	319	292	44	12.9	3.4	6.8	96	3.68
Guatemala	1,392	820	589	61	16.0	2.6	6.0	86	3.82
Haiti*	N/A	N/A	N/A	12*	19.4	3.2	4.7	N/A	N/A
Honduras	870	611	702	78	13.5	5.0	8.5	88	3.79
Mexico	21,454	11,275	526	101	5.7	1.6	14.2	43	4.43
Nicaragua	932	346	371	59	15.5	3.7	5.6	100	3.56
Panama	1,200	1,483	1,236	441	10.6	6.3	12.9	56	4.30
Paraguay	439	112	255	16	4.2	1.3	6.4	123	3.26
Peru	2,140	2,046	956	69	9.0	1.6	7.6	69	4.04
Uruguay	2,055	1,311	638	375	14.2	3.6	10.7	58	4.24
Venezuela	N/A	788	N/A	29	1.3	0.4	8.1	106	3.46

• Note (1): Haiti, marked with * do not have all statistical data available for 2009 or 2011. Data shown is for reference purposes only (2003 for Haiti).^[100]
• Note (2): Green shadow denotes the country with the best indicator. Yellow shadow denotes the country with the lowest performance for that indic