Tourism and Indigenous Peoples - Lessons from Recent Experiences in Eco and Ethno Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean

The trend toward new tourism niches in Latin America and the Caribbean (hereafter, LAC) has brought benefits, but also costs to the region's indigenous peoples. As the World Bank social and environmental portfolios in LAC reveal, work with indigenous groups has frequently favored tourism as a strategy for empowerment. At the same time, urban, rural development and infrastructure projects have also increased tourism opportunities, including visits to indigenous communities. Bank experience indicates the increasing need for dialogue and greater understanding of the issues involved in these cases. This En Breve offers an overview of the concerns generated by 'ethno-tourism' and, through consultation with three experts who have worked with indigenous groups in Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, proposes approaches recommended reducing negative impacts.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Verner, Dorte
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-08
Subjects:	AMAZON, AMAZON REGION, BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES, BIODIVERSITY, BIOLOGIST, CAMPING SITES, CASH ECONOMY, CATTLE, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION EFFORTS, CRAFTS, CULTURAL CENTERS, CULTURAL IDENTITY, CULTURAL IMPACTS, CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE, CULTURAL TRADITIONS, DIVERSITY, DRINKING WATER, ECO-TOURISM, ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM TOURISM, ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOTOURISM, EMBROIDERY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, FISHING, FOREST, FORESTS, GENETIC, GENETIC RESOURCES, HANDICRAFTS, HOTEL, HOTEL CHAIN, HUNTING, IMPACT OF TOURISM, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INDIGENOUS CULTURE, INDIGENOUS GROUPS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INDIGENOUS TOURISM, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, ISSUES, LAKE, LANDSCAPES, LOCAL CULTURE, LOCAL CULTURES, LOCAL TOURISM, MINISTRY OF TOURISM, NATIONAL CULTURE, NATIONAL PARK, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TOURISM, NUMBERS OF VISITORS, PAINTING, PARKS, PERCEPTION, RESPONSIBLE TOURISM, SCHOOLS, SCULPTURE, SOCIAL INVESTMENT, SOCIAL TOURISM, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, TOUR, TOUR GUIDES, TOUR OPERATORS, TOURISM, TOURISM BUSINESS, TOURISM DESTINATION, TOURISM DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM INDUSTRY, TOURISM INVESTMENTS, TOURISM OPERATORS, TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES, TOURISM PROGRAM, TOURISM PROJECTS, TOURISM SECTOR, TOURIST, TOURIST VISITS, TOURISTS, TRADITION, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, TRAVEL AGENCY, TREES, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, VISITOR, VISITORS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/11472756/tourism-indigenous-peoples-lessons-recent-experiences-eco-ethno-tourism-latin-america-caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10235
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