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Tourism In Cuenca

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Why is Cuenca one of the favourite cities to visit for tourists? Is it because of its beautiful panorama or is it the way that people treat tourists there? Cuenca is known as one of the best cities to live and visit in Ecuador. This analysis has been heard by foreigners and they have come and visited Cuenca. The increase of immigration has brought to Cuencanos different opinions of foreigners visiting their home city. According to the regional newspaper “El Universo” there is 5.000 foreigners living in Cuenca and the 95% of them are from United States (El Universo newspaper). The influence of foreigners can bring Cuenca a lot of advances in the society and economy, that’s why immigration in Cuenca should be promoted.
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Interacting with foreigners can be a nightmare for those who do not speak their language, because of this; people have had the necessity of learning other languages. A good example of this is the requirement of a second language for many private companies that are hiring new staff, and education is giving children new opportunities. Daniel Macas said for “El Mercurio” newspaper that: Nowadays knowing the language is overriding for any activity and that English is basic for everyone and even more for children (El Mercurio newspaper). Also, Cuenca has increased the consumption of products from other countries. For instance, the clothing most people use are from companies like Forever 21, Sarah, American Eagle, Nike, and others; people are buying products that are not made in Ecuador. The products from other countries and the learning of a second and even third language show that Cuenca is globalizing little by …show more content…

The majority of foreigners that live in Cuenca are retired, better known as the third age. ABC News tells that retired foreigners spend approximately 100 dollars per month in health care which they consider affordable and high quality (ABC News). An average family of Cuenca do not necessarily spend money in health because of the services of IEES (Social Security Institute of Ecuador). This clearly shows that foreigners are important for Cuenca’s economy because they give more money to doctors, dentists and pharmacies. Another good example that proves that foreigners support Cuenca’s economy is the paid of taxes. The newspaper “El Tiempo” says that foreigners that have invested money in business pay their taxes and have all the legal papers on point. Paying taxes mean more money for the city and this is a way of development (El Tiempo Newspaper). It is easy to see that foreigners help our economy in many different

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