The Government of Bolivia will improve the tourist offer related to the 'Route of the Che', n the frame of the 40th anniversary  of the death of the Argentinean revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (1928-1967), which will be in October, the vice minister of Tourism informed.

The 5515 Aymara New Year will be received in the city of La Paz in La Cumbre, Valle de la Luna, semi-subterranean shrine of the stadium, and in the viewpoints of Sallaumani and Jacha Kollo. Cleaning works of these spaces will be carried out in preparation, besides improvements in the entrances.

The preparations for the Inti Raymi celebration, in the archeological complex of Saqsayhuaman, are ready. The act will be carried out on June 24th in the North Zone of the terrace of the historical site. Three galleries will be set up with a capacity for 4,435 tourists. The visitors who can not enter will be placed at the northeastern side of Chukipampa and in the Sector l, which is called La Cruz.

After inaugurating the first works carried out in the archeological complex Kuelap, the Ministry of Tourism announced that for the first quarter of 2008 they plan to start the construction of the railway which will allow tourists to have quick access to the Archeological Complex.

The National Institute of Culture stated that, starting from July, its branch in Ica will charge US$ 10 for each flight of the private companies which offer this service over the Nazca Lines and archeological centers of the zone. The measure was established in order to finance the preservation of tourist attraction.

Last week, the first stage of the new Convention Center of Guayaquil was inaugurated. The Convention Center is located in the old airport Simón Bolívar.

The Sheraton chain, in association with the Colombian operator GHL Hoteles and Amarilo Company will start to build a hotel in Cartagena, in the zone of Boca Grande. The construction is planned to start at the beginning of August. The hotel should be fully operational after 30 months.

Continental Airlines informed that until September 9th, it will daily fly from the airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragon in Cali to the intercontinental airport George Bush of Houston. The airline increased the frequency of 4 weekly flights to 7 to attend the passenger demand in high season.

The IV Central American Travel Market will be carried out from October 11th to 13th in San Jose and is aimed at strengthening the Central American region as a multiple tourist destination. The fair will brig about negotiations between exhibitors and international tour operators thus promoting the commercial exchange between the Central American service providers and the European, Asian and South American tour operators.

Zones from Chihuahua, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Jalisco, were included by the WMF, in the list of the 100 sites which are under risk in relation to their historical, archeological, religious and cultural value. The main threats are: the uncontrolled industrial and urban development, and for the first time, the harmful effects of the climate change.

At the end of this year or at the beginning of 2008, Interjet would fly to Central America and United States as part of the second stage of its expansion plan. The destinations would be El Salvador, Costa Rica, Houston and Texas.

Copa Airlines announced that it will offer a new service from Panama and its connection cities in Latin America to Guadalajara, starting from July 18th.