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Tourism
Slightly
Increases
in
Guatemala
Tourism
in
Guatemala
had
a
slight
increase
of
1.6
percent
during
the
first
half
of
the
year,
says
a
report
from
the
area
released
today.
According
to
the
Guatemalan
Institute
of
Tourism
(INGUAT)
889,477
tourists
arrived
in
the
country
in
those
months,
which
represents
a
slight
increase
compared
to
the
875,057
recorded
in
the
same
period
in
2011.
Tourism
generated
currency
earnings
higher
by
1.3
percent,
as
its
different
branches
left
$
650.6
million
USD
compared
to $
642.4
million
USD
last
year.
The
INGUAT
expects
an
increase
of
visitors
of
20
percent
at
the
end
this
year
compared
to
the
1.8
million
of
2011,
who
contributed
$
1.3
billion
USD.
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