For the first six months of the year in Guatemala, came to more than 900 thousand foreign tourists, up 13% more than last year. Revenue growth in the tourism sector earned $ 657 million, amounted to 13,8%. Guatemala plans to receive more tourists, and one of the priority areas for development will be the archaeological remains of the department of Peten (Peten), located 250 kilometers north of the capital, near the border with Mexico. The new campaign will make four accent: the nature, archeology, adventure and the environment. Honorary Consul of Guatemala in Russia Alexey Khovanov believes that this state has great potential, since "it is - the country - the cradle of the greatest Mayan culture," according to RIA Novosti. "It is in the province of Peten Maya civilization was formed, which then spread to the territory, which now occupy five states of Mexico and neighboring countries: Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua," - he says. Since last year, Russian citizens to enter Guatemala for a period not exceeding 90 days, no visa is required, which should help increase tourist traffic from our country.
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