ILonely Planet ibeke iChile njengezwe lokuqala elizovakashelwa ngonyaka ozayo ohlwini lwayo oluhle kakhulu olulindelwe iBest in Travel 2018.

Inkampani yezokuvakasha, ekhiqiza okuqukethwe ngezilimi ezingaphezu kwezingu-14 futhi inabalandeli abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-13 ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ishicilele uhlelo lwesi-13 lohlu lwayo lwaminyaka yonke lwamazwe ayi-10 ahamba phambili okufanele wonke umuntu ozohamba naye abe khona ohlwini lwamabhakede abo lango-2018 izolo.

IChile iyona kuphela izwe laseNingizimu Melika elathola indawo ohlwini futhi yabalwa kuqala ezigabeni zamazwe ezazifaka iPortugal, New Zealand, China neNingizimu Afrika. ILonely Planet iphinde yakhiqiza ividiyo eChile echaza ukuthi kungani iqokwe njengezwe labo elihle ukuvakashela e2018 eyethulwe ngumbhali weLonely Planet, uMark Johanson. Isigaba Samazwe Ayishumi Aphakeme besingenye yezigaba ezine ohlwini ezibuye zifake izifunda eziphezulu eziyi-10, amadolobha ayi-10 aphezulu nezindawo eziphezulu ezingama-10 ezihamba phambili.

Uhlu oluhamba phambili lweLonely Planet ekuHambeni kukhethwa abahambi abanolwazi kakhulu lomhlahlandlela futhi bacubungula amakhulu ezindawo ezinconywayo emhlabeni jikelele. Izindlela zokukhetha zalo zifaka imicimbi yamanje, ukunikezwa kokuvakasha okusha kanye nokwehluka kokunikezwa kwezokuvakasha kwendawo okuyizo zonke izici zokunquma i-top 10 yokugcina.

“Lokhu kwehluka kuyizindaba ezinkulu eChile futhi kuqinisekisa umkhankaso kahulumeni oyimpumelelo wokumaketha leli lizwe njengendawo okufanele ihambele izivakashi zomhlaba wonke. Nezibalo ziyakufakazela lokhu, nokutheleka okuthe xaxa kwezivakashi ezingama-5.5 million zakwamanye amazwe ngo-2016, ”kusho u-Undersecretary of Tourism, uJaviera Montes.

UMqondisi weSernatur uMarcela Cabezas naye ukuqinisekisile ukuthi, “ukuqashelwa yiLonely Planet kungumklomelo wonke amaChile angazizwa aziqhenya ngawo njengoba uqhakambisa ubuhle bemvelo bezwe lethu kanye nomoya wokungenisa izihambi wabantu bayo. Lokhu kuvuma kuza ngemuva kokuhlukaniswa kwethu kwamuva njenge-Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2017 yaseNingizimu Melika kuma-World Tourism Awards. ”

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Inkampani yezokuvakasha, ekhiqiza okuqukethwe ngezilimi ezingaphezu kwezingu-14 futhi inabalandeli abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-13 ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ishicilele uhlelo lwesi-13 lohlu lwayo lwaminyaka yonke lwamazwe ayi-10 ahamba phambili okufanele wonke umuntu ozohamba naye abe khona ohlwini lwamabhakede abo lango-2018 izolo.
Chile was the only South American country to earn a spot on the list and ranked first in the Countries categories which also included Portugal, New Zealand, China and South Africa.
Sernatur Director Marcela Cabezas also asserted that, “recognition by Lonely Planet is an award that all Chileans can feel proud of as it highlights both the natural beauty of our country and the outstanding hospitality of its people.