The first tram that travels across Buenos Aires started to run around Puerto Madero. The tram, which runs parallel to Alicia Moreau de Justo Avenue, works from Monday to Saturdays from 8:00 to 23:00 hrs and Sundays and Holidays from 9:00 to 22:00 hrs, from Cordoba to Independencia, every 20 minutes. Stops included in the road are Independencia, Belgrano, Corrientes and Cordoba; the ticket costs one peso, and there are two vending applications per station.

Punta del Este, the main Uruguayan resort, located in the department of Maldonado, will celebrate 100 years. This is one of the most important tourist centers in South America, especially for Argentinean tourists, although it also attracts tourists from Latin America, Europe and North America.

Starting from yesterday, ANAC authorized the sale of tickets from Congonhas. According to the entity, the operability of this airport will be normalized in the next days.

Sernatur launches a strong campaign to attract luxurious ships and strengthen tourist destinations. Four navy companies have already announced visits to Antofagasta during the coming season, with the possibility of increasing even more. The number of arrivals is still very low compared to those registered in cities such as Valparaiso (40 annual arrivals), but it doubles the number of ships that visited the city last year (2).

With the argument that there is little seriousness for the negotiation on the side of LAB executives, the Helitel.Com-AirConsulting company, formed by European capitals, announced that its proposal is in risk and could even be removed. A source from this investment company pointed out that there is a strong division within the workers and even orders from some groups to force them to accept a joint venture agreement with the American company Swiss Transatlantic Corp, although this latter does not have any experience in the aeronautic sector.

Unesco withdrew the technical observations to Machu Picchu and decided not to include it in the World Heritage in Danger List. The conclusions of the assessment were included in a report submitted during the meeting of the Word Heritage Committee, responsible entity for the application of the Unesco’s World Heritage Convention, celebrated in Christchurch (New Zealand) at the beginning of this month.

Starting from December 13, American Airlines will resume its flights from Barranquilla to Miami, in a Boeing 737-800, with a capacity for 148 passengers, 18 of them in executive class. The director of the company in Colombia declared that the return is aimed at promoting the tourist development in the region.

The government of Costa Rica will submit in the extraordinary legislative sessions’ term, to be carried out in August, a bill of law to convert the 3% hotel tax in a collection of US$ 15 to foreigners when they enter the country.

The Swedish company Ocean Creations plans to construct a hotel in the sea. This hotel will be in harmony with nature and will balance luxury and the advantages of living close to the beach, but without affecting the environment. The innovative hotel will be located at the south of Cancun, and would be named Hotel Maya. It will have a pyramidal architecture and would be inaugurated in 2010.

Varadero’s beaches are the place chosen by Sirenis Hotels & Resorts to implement its first hotel in Cuba, the Sirenis La Salina Varadero Beach & Resort hotel, a 4 star hotel located very close to Mangon Lake, 25 minutes away from the International Airport of Varadero.