The document will be analyzed by the Master Plan Follow-up Committee and presented to the World Tourism Organization, which collaborated in the design of the program.
One of the bases of the plan has been the elaboration of a map identifying 26 tourist destinations in the country, instead of the current 9. 21 programs have designed for these 26 destinations and, in practice, will be applied in 72 projects.

Source: Prensa.com

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