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<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2218-36202021000300460</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Impacto de la covid-19 en el turismo de Latinoamérica y el caribe]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Impact of covid-19 on tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vega Falcón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vladimir]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Belkis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castro Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nairovys]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>460</fpage>
<lpage>466</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000300460&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000300460&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000300460&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El objetivo del estudio fue describir el impacto de la pandemia COVID-19 en el turismo de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Se desplegó una investigación observacional, descriptiva, retrospectiva y transversal. El estudio se apoyó fundamentalmente en el Índice Covid19Tourism para analizar la depresión de la actividad turística en Latinoamérica y el Caribe, enfocándose en el grado de recuperación respecto al "tiempo normal" sin la COVID-19. Como resultados, se evidenció que los países menos afectados fueron México y República Dominicana, mientras que Argentina y Perú fueron los más afectados en relación con la caída en general de la actividad turística. Perú, Brasil, Chile, Ecuador y México, fueron los más perjudicados respecto a la cifra de fallecidos por COVID-19 por millón de habitantes. Se evidenció la pérdida en los países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe de sus ingresos por pasajeros, en el período de enero a septiembre de 2020, ascendente a 21 mil millones de USD, pronosticando un tráfico de pasajeros internacionales reducido en su capacidad entre un 60% y un 63% para el año 2020. Como conclusión, se evidenció una importante baja turística en los países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, motivada fundamentalmente por la COVID-19, lo cual es una notable afectación económica para esta región, siendo resultados muy parecidos al de las otras regiones del mundo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean. An observational, descriptive, retrospective, retrospective and cross-sectional research was deployed. The study relied primarily on the Covid19Tourism Index to analyze the depression of tourism activity in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on the degree of recovery with respect to the "normal time" without COVID-19. The results showed that the least affected countries were Mexico and the Dominican Republic, while Argentina and Peru were the most affected in relation to the overall drop-in tourism activity. Peru, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico were the most affected in terms of the number of COVID-19 deaths per million inhabitants. The loss of passenger revenues in Latin American and Caribbean countries between January and September 2020, amounting to 21 billion USD, was evidenced, forecasting a reduction in international passenger traffic capacity of between 60% and 63% by the year 2020. In conclusion, a significant drop in tourism in Latin American and Caribbean countries was evidenced, mainly due to COVID-19, which has a significant economic impact on this region, with results very similar to those of other regions of the world.]]></p></abstract>
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