Jul 5, 2016
What does the peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas mean for
the tourism industry in Colombia? Who and where will benefit from
this agreement and cessation of the conflict? This week, Colombia
sits down with one of the authors of the Lonely Planet guide book
for Colombia, Alex Egerton and discusses the potential
ramifications of peace with the world's oldest guerrilla
insurgency.
On the line from Managua, Nicaragua, Egerton discusses various
regions which will directly benefit in the short term from the
peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas, why this is so and where
needs to improve. Of course there are issues to discuss and
opinions and advice to share.
But, as Egerton so succinctly puts it, the issue of a "long-running
conflict" in Colombia has been hindering and hanging over the
country for decades now and that the country's largest guerrilla
group looks set to sign a final agreement in late July is a
propaganda coup for the government and the tourism industry.
Tune in to hear the opinions of a true expert in the field of
tourism and how you too can enjoy a trip to Colombia in the future
now that more regions are set to open up and be
"conflict-free".