The album will feature support from well-known artists from the seven countries in the region.
With the aim of promoting Central America as a tourist destination worldwide and raising funds to strengthen the Federation of Chambers of Tourism of Central America (FEDECATUR), a musical production featuring well-known artists from the Isthmus will be launched in 2008. This initiative is part of FEDECATUR's promotional plans.
The renowned singers who will support this effort are Leyla Vernon, from Belize; Editus and Tito Oses, from Costa Rica; Álvaro Aguilar, former member of the band Alux Nahual, from Guatemala; Guillermo Anderson, from Honduras; Carlos and Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, from Nicaragua; Álvaro Torres from El Salvador; and Rubén Blades from Panama, who are yet to be confirmed.
The president of FEDECATUR, Lucy Valenti, commented that, "the first step is to record the album and then promote it in the United States and Europe through mass production." The project has been made possible thanks to the sponsorship of the Central American Bank.
For his part, Nicaraguan salsa singer Luis Enrique Mejía reported that the main song was written by renowned Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Carlos Mejía Godoy, and its title is "Central America, so small, so big," and it will revolve around Central American unity and its cultural diversity.
The project presentation took place within the framework of the most important fair for the tourism sector in this region, Central America Travel Market, which on this occasion was held in the Republic of Costa Rica and had the participation of 107 private companies from Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia and 25 European journalists from the five priority markets, Germany, Spain, France, England and Italy, participated.
The fair, held from October 11 to 13, 2007, had as its main objectives to position the Central America brand, promote the region as a highly competitive multi-destination tourist destination internationally, and attract more European and Asian tourists to Central America. It was an excellent opportunity to consolidate business negotiations among representatives from all sectors of the tourism industry, including hotels, tour operators, airlines, and ground transportation companies.
Tourism is one of Central America's main sources of foreign exchange. In 2006, the region received 8.716.575 tourists, who contributed US$5.605,0 to the isthmus. During the first half of 2007, Central America estimated that it received approximately 3.791.824 visitors. According to official data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the region registered a 7% growth during the first four months of the year.
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