Zipolowe zandale zomwe zikuchitika mdera la Central America ku Nicaragua zakhudza kwambiri zokopa alendo mdzikolo, pomwe obwera kumayiko ena atsika ndi 61% mu Epulo - Julayi 2018.
Nicaragua, yomwe ili pakati pa Nyanja ya Pacific ndi Nyanja ya Caribbean, ndi dziko la Central America lodziwika ndi malo ake ochititsa chidwi a nyanja, mapiri ophulika ndi magombe. Nyanja Yaikulu ya Managua ndi malo odziwika bwino a stratovolcano Momotombo amakhala kumpoto kwa likulu la Managua. Kum'mwera kwake kuli Granada, yodziŵika chifukwa cha kamangidwe kake ka atsamunda ku Spain komanso gulu la zisumbu zoyenda panyanja zokhala ndi mbalame za m'madera otentha.
Malinga ndi zimene bungwe la Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) linanena posachedwapa, chiwerengero cha anthu amene anafa pa zipolowe zimene zakhala zikuchitika ku Nicaragua kuyambira pa April 18, ndi 322, 21 mwa iwo anali apolisi ndipo 23 mwa iwo anali apolisi. ana kapena achinyamata. Kuphatikiza apo, anthu mazanamazana pakali pano ali m’ndende.
Misika yayikulu yofikira alendo ku Central America ndi Caribbean ndi USA, Canada ndi Spain. Ku Nicaragua, onse atsika kwambiri, obwera kuchokera ku USA kutsika ndi 67% kuyambira Epulo mpaka Julayi; Canada idatsika ndi 49% ndipo Spain idatsika ndi 47%.
Ulendo wopita ku Honduras, womwe umalire ndi Nicaragua kumpoto chakumadzulo ndi ku Guatemala, womwe umalire ndi Honduras kumpoto chakumadzulo onse akuwoneka kuti akhudzidwa ndi kuyandikira kwawo ku zovutazo, popeza ofika ku Honduras anali otsika ndi 5% ndipo ku Guatemala anali pansi. 3% pa nthawi yomweyo. Dziko la Costa Rica, lomwe limalire ndi Nicaragua kumwera, mwamwayi silinakhudzidwe kwambiri; ofika alendo ake anali okwera 2%, poyerekeza ndi nthawi yomweyi chaka chatha.
Ulendo wopita ku Honduras, womwe umalire ndi Nicaragua kumpoto chakumadzulo ndi ku Guatemala, womwe umalire ndi Honduras kumpoto chakumadzulo onse akuwoneka kuti akhudzidwa ndi kuyandikira kwawo ku zovutazo, popeza ofika ku Honduras anali otsika ndi 5% ndipo ku Guatemala anali pansi. 3% pa nthawi yomweyo. Dziko la Costa Rica, lomwe limalire ndi Nicaragua kumwera, mwamwayi silinakhudzidwe kwambiri; ofika alendo ake anali okwera 2%, poyerekeza ndi nthawi yomweyi chaka chatha.
Tourism ndi bizinesi yofunika kwambiri ku Nicaragua, chifukwa imayang'anira 15% ya ndalama zomwe dzikolo limatulutsa kunja, malinga ndi World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). Pamaso pa zovuta, WTTC Ankayembekezera kuti alendo aku Nicaragua akutumiza kunja kwa 7.7% mu 2018.
Olivier Jager, CEO, ForwardKeys, adati: "Malipoti ndi zithunzi zomwe zikuchokera ku Nicaragua ndizowopsa. Ngakhale kuti anthu odzaona malo si amene amaikapo ziwawa, zimene tikuonazi zikusonyeza mfundo yakuti chipwirikiti cha ndale cha m’banja pafupifupi nthaŵi zonse chimaika malo oipa ndi kuwononga zokopa alendo.”
Gwero: Forwardkeys
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- Tourism to Honduras, which borders Nicaragua to the north-west and to Guatemala, which borders Honduras to the north-west both appear to have been affected by their proximity to the troubles, as arrivals in Honduras were down 5% and in Guatemala were down 3% over the same period.
- Tourism to Honduras, which borders Nicaragua to the north-west and to Guatemala, which borders Honduras to the north-west both appear to have been affected by their proximity to the troubles, as arrivals in Honduras were down 5% and in Guatemala were down 3% over the same period.
- Even though tourists are not the focus of the violence, what we are seeing is a clear demonstration of the principle that domestic political unrest almost always puts a destination in a bad light and damages tourism.
