The Secretary of Tourism of the Nation, Daniel Scioli, led the reopening of the Devil’s Throat Circuit in the Iguazú Falls. At the event, he highlighted the relevance of private investment, the expansion of infrastructure and air deregulation as key factors to boost tourism and energize the local economy.
Scioli pronounced himself on the package of reforms promoted by the national government that will allow the modernization and debureaucratization of the tourist air sector of the region: “Yesterday, with the presence of the Minister of Economy and the Chief of Staff Guillermo Francos, we launched air deregulation. This will bring more flights and will facilitate access to different tour packages and options for Argentine families,” he said.
With respect to the reopening of the new catwalks in the most demanded circuit of the Iguazú Falls, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature since November 2011, Daniel Scioli highlighted “the Iguazú Falls are a Natural Wonder of the World and a World Heritage Site. The return of the Devil’s Throat, renovated and with a new catwalk, is a pride for Argentines. We promised with the governor of Misiones Hugo Passalacqua and the president of the Iguazú National Park that the catwalks would be ready before the winter holidays, so that families from all over the country can rediscover it.”
The Secretary of Tourism also highlighted the importance of expanding the visiting capacity through new infrastructures “we are interested in those projects of expanding the visiting capacity, both with the train and with the walkways that reach the Gorge.”
Private investment plays an important role in this strategy, he said, “that is the president’s mandate, to facilitate private investment. We have to think big for Argentina, and mainly in the province of Misiones. Governor Passalacqua has put tourism as a strategic activity that has a positive impact on the economy as a whole.”
Finally, Scioli highlighted the role of tourism as an economic engine, “tourism is on its way to being the world’s largest employer. It has the ability to respond to the country’s main problem: creating jobs, generating foreign exchange income and reducing poverty,” concluded the Secretary of Tourism of Argentina.