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

Verner, Dorte2012-08-132012-08-132009-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10235The 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOAMAZONAMAZON REGIONBEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPESBIODIVERSITYBIOLOGISTCAMPING SITESCASH ECONOMYCATTLECONSERVATIONCONSERVATION EFFORTSCRAFTSCULTURAL CENTERSCULTURAL IDENTITYCULTURAL IMPACTSCULTURAL KNOWLEDGECULTURAL TRADITIONSDIVERSITYDRINKING WATERECO-TOURISMECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM TOURISMECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISMECOSYSTEMSECOTOURISMEMBROIDERYENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCESFISHINGFORESTFORESTSGENETICGENETIC RESOURCESHANDICRAFTSHOTELHOTEL CHAINHUNTINGIMPACT OF TOURISMINDIGENOUS COMMUNITIESINDIGENOUS COMMUNITYINDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTINDIGENOUS CULTUREINDIGENOUS GROUPSINDIGENOUS PEOPLESINDIGENOUS TOURISMINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSISSUESLAKELANDSCAPESLOCAL CULTURELOCAL CULTURESLOCAL TOURISMMINISTRY OF TOURISMNATIONAL CULTURENATIONAL PARKNATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE IMPACTSNEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TOURISMNUMBERS OF VISITORSPAINTINGPARKSPERCEPTIONRESPONSIBLE TOURISMSCHOOLSSCULPTURESOCIAL INVESTMENTSOCIAL TOURISMSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABLE TOURISMTOURTOUR GUIDESTOUR OPERATORSTOURISMTOURISM BUSINESSTOURISM DESTINATIONTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTOURISM INDUSTRYTOURISM INVESTMENTSTOURISM OPERATORSTOURISM OPPORTUNITIESTOURISM PROGRAMTOURISM PROJECTSTOURISM SECTORTOURISTTOURIST VISITSTOURISTSTRADITIONTRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGETRADITIONAL PRACTICESTRAVEL AGENCYTREESTRIBAL COMMUNITIESVISITORVISITORSTourism and Indigenous Peoples - Lessons from Recent Experiences in Eco and Ethno Tourism in Latin America and the CaribbeanWorld Bank10.1596/10235