Lima, May 21 (ANDINA).- Revenues from tourism along the Amazonía - Andes - Pacífico International Route connecting Peru and Brazil would total some 225 million U.S. dollars by 2010, the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae) said Thursday.
"We expect that 100,000 domestic tourists visit this new route every year with a turnover of US$ 150 million. Furthermore, we expect to receive 50,000 foreign tourists and US$ 75 million in tourism revenues," said Sebrae representative Orlando Sabino.
He noted that this International Tourism Route being developed by authorities from both countries will strengthen the connection between Rio Branco and Cusco provinces.
"The Brazilian states of Amazonas, Rondonia and Acre, with the support of the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) have been working for months on the integration of their routes, as well as the routes of Bolivia and Peru, creating the Amazonía - Andes - Pacifico International Route," Sabino explained.
According to Mincetur, this project aims to increase the flow of tourists between both countries because there is a great tourism potential in the area.
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