The Negative Impact Of Tourism In Panama

Tourism is everywhere in the world. Many people around the world start planning their vacations with the idea to meet new culture, have fun, and get memories. Traveling is one of the best things a person can have done in his or her life; knowing others people’s culture can open our mind to learn things that we have never seen before. Tourism has become one of the most impacted business around the world because while some people start discovering new cultures, other people get enthusiastic and they start doing the same thing. However, tourism in each country has its positive and its negative aspects. For example, in Panama, where I am from, tourism has been growing each year, we have a lot of things that others countries does not have as nice …show more content…
It is hard to believe that this issue can impact a whole country tourism development, but when any country force any tourist to follow their rules many people are not likely to go and visit that place. One country that can be related to this issue is Saudi Arabia, in which woman cannot be in shorts or showing their body because of its traditional way of living and religion. Not to mention, cultural arrogance also plays an important role with this …show more content…
For example, in Panama exists an Island called Guna Yala. In the island there are Indians who still live there, but the place has become super touristic and popular that some of the Indians are losing their home, just for the fact that by bringing more tourist the country can make more money. Not to mention, they have even given popular trips for this beautiful island and when the people goes to the beach, most of them leave trash on the beaches. This a great example to recall that sometimes tourist people destroy some countries assets and the government do not protect their assets, which can be very negative for the whole