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The Minister of Culture, Giselle González Villarrué, participated as an guest at the conference organized by the Tourism Commission of the Association of Company Executives (APEDE), and discussed the topic "Tourist Business Opportunities around the Panama Canal."

The topic was put forward by the president of the Centre for Research and Tourism Development, Alberto Quiros Jaén, who gave an account of the many opportunities to conduct tourism activities in different areas.

At his exhibition, Quiros stated that around the Canal we can conduct an ecological, archaeological, historic, military, artisan, ethnic and business tourism, among others that could generate up to $500 million a year.

At the end of the activity, Minister González Villarrué emphasized that MiCultura has an open door to listen to cultural initiatives and recalled that through the national leadership of Creative Economics they are leading projects of cultural tourism.

The incumbent of Culture referred as an example to the training and training process for indigenous communities to develop projects with respect for their own culture and that an agreement with the Panama Chamber of Tourism to promote other areas of cultural tourism will soon be signed.

Mr. González Villarrué emphasized that the Ministry of Culture had submitted to the UNESCO the documentation so that the Transseismic Colonial Route, that's about the area and that's come from the time of the colony, will be declared a heritage of humanity.

He also put forward to the AFEDE's Commission for Tourism the possibility of allowing the national management of Cultural Heritage at MiCultura to discuss the Transseismic Colonial Route and its impact on cultural tourism around the Panama Canal.