Bolivia’s vice minister of tourism explains why tourists are looking at one of South America's less explored destinations. 

Tourism officials from Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Jamaica tell of their plans to seek investment in eco-tourism 

As resource-rich Bolivia continues to lead South America in economic growth despite the end of the commodity super-cycle, president Evo Morales is planning to maintain the trend through a combination of public and private investment and greater domestic consumption. 

Finance minister Luis Arce, the man behind President Evo Morales’s deep reforms of the Bolivian economy, tells Jacopo Dettoni his country remains the fastest-growing in Latin America despite weakening commodity markets and is now looking for private partners to better develop its vast natural resources.

Latin America's stellar reputation with investors has been dented of late by a series of protests in the region regarding mining and infrastructure projects, with fears being voiced that a number of the demonstrations are more about political opportunism than they are about the impact of these projects on local communities.

Bolivia has a budget surplus and a store of foreign currency, and there are plans to make it an export hub for electric power and natural gas. Hugh O'Shaughnessymet Bolivia’s vice-president to talk business