Ecotourism in Bolivia

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Table 1. Highlights of the General Law of tourism 292 "Bolivia awaits"

CHAPTER

ARTICLE

DEFINITION

- GENERAL PROVISIONS

- OBJECT

Policies, in order to develop, disseminate, promote, encourage and foster the productive activity of the tourism sectors public, private and community.

- (SCOPE OF APPLICATION).

Applicable to all public, private, mixed and community activities related to tourism in national territory

- (OBJECTIVES OF TOURISM).

Promote, develop and promote domestic tourism.

Strengthening community-based tourism.

Tourist ventures.

Capture and redistribution of income from tourism, dedicated to the development, promotion, promotion and dissemination of tourism.

Strengthen the capacity, financial and operational planning of the State.

Implement mechanisms to regulate the tourist activity.

Protecting places and sacred symbols, conserve natural resources and respecting indigenous peoples identity.

- (IMPORTANCE AND STRATEGIC POSITIONING OF TOURISM)

Enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the peoples native indigenous peasants.

Contribute to the establishment of relations of economic, cultural and social character among visitors and host populations.

To respect and preserve the environment.

Become a member of the national productive array economic activity.

- (PRINCIPLES)

Inclusion

Redistribution, equity and equality

Liability

Solidarity and complementarity

- (DEFINITIONS)

Tourist attraction

Tourist circuit

Tourist destination

Destination Bolivia

Community-based tourism project

Promoting tourism modalities of the tourism model of tourism of community-based

Providers of tourist services tourism promotion

Regime's tourism

Tourist safety

Tourism

Emissive tourism

Receptive tourism

Harmonious tourism and sustainable community-based tourism

Tourist

- RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

- (RIGHTS OF THE TOURISTS).

Free to choose the destination.

Require that the tourist services comply with the offered terms.

Formulation of complaints and claims relating to the tourist services.

Report abuse.

Get a timely answer to the claims.

Be informed promptly by the providers of tourist services.

Receive the reimbursement or refund of amounts.

Count on tourist safety.

- (OBLIGATIONS OF THE TOURISTS)

Respect the legal system of the country.

Not committing discriminatory, illegal, or harmful to the State and society.

Preserve the environment and cultural heritage.

Respect cultural, popular, traditional manifestations and the way of life of the population.

Respect and preserve the public and private property

Having a personal insurance.

Request permission and/or authorization to take photographs and footage.

- (RIGHTS OF THE PROVIDERS OF TOURIST SERVICES)

Receive support and incentives of the autonomous territorial entities in the promotion of its services.

Receive training in tourism.

Participate in the promotion and dissemination of the "destination Bolivia".

Count on tourist safety in the territory.

- (OBLIGATIONS OF THE PROVIDERS OF TOURIST SERVICES)

Comply with the provisions laid down in this law.

Provide the competent authorities with information clear, accurate, true, complete and timely with respect to the exercise of their activities.

Contribute to the preservation of the culture and environment of indigenous peoples and the Nations originally.

Contribute to the dissemination of information aimed to preserve and appreciate the meanings and values of cultural and tourist heritage.

To make known to tourists the obligations and prohibitions.

Assume responsibility for unjustified breaches.

Make tourist services on an individual basis or through partnerships in societies.

- POLITICAL GENERAL OF TOURISM

- (TOURISM GENERAL POLICIES)

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