The number of tourists that Tacna could be receiving per day in high season is 20,000 on average. There is even a record of 32,000 in 2019. However, due to the protests that began in recent weeks, the number has been reduced to zero.
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This was stated by the former regional director of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Tacna David Rendón Cohaíla, indicating that even when the demonstrations cease, Chileans will take time to arrive due to the economic downturn and above all for fear of putting their security at risk.
David Rendón Cohaíla, operator and specialist in the tourism sector in the region. (Photo: GEC Archive)
You lose $1 million a day.
He recalled that the Tacna region loses approximately $1,000,000 per day from visitors, since it had an annual income of $400,000,000 in the tourism sector.
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The Santa Rosa land border crossing is the second largest access in Peru after the Jorge Chávez international airport. Thousands of Chileans arrive in Tacna daily to shop, receive medical attention, have lunch and enjoy various products and services, due to the economic advantage that the exchange rate of the peso and the sun produce in this area.
