Because Banos has a beautiful landscape, natural hot springs, and exciting adventure sports, many tourists are attracted to spend their vacation there. By having this influx of foreigners in Banos, there are positive contributions to the economy. With more tourists comes more employment opportunities, such as opening a stall that sells handicrafts, working at a hotel/hostel or working at an adventure sport location. Another positive impact is the opportunity for local residents to learn new things that would otherwise be difficult to find access to. For example, when Caroline and I went to the market this morning, we ran into 2 girls studying English at the local Universidad. They were trying to complete a final project and needed two native speakers of English. We sat down in a park and carried on a. Conversation in English while one of the girls recorded us. Because of the increase in tourist activity, an eclectic group of people travel toBanos and provide the locals with exposure to new things.
However, one negative impact that tourists have in Banos is that they interfere with people's daily activities. For example, on day a blogger was standing in the middle of the sidewalk recording a log. He was unaware and inconsiderate of the people trying to walk. Even though this is something very small I'm sure that the residents of Banos experience things like this quite often. I imagine that over time this becomes quite annoying and causes the residents to become fed up.
Another negative impact that tourism may have on Banos is the increased demand for housing and other resources. As more tourists come, there could be an increased need for Hostals. Trees will be cleared, animals will need to find new homes and the natural landscape would be affected surrounding the new construction.
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