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Galapagos continues to face new changes with the Protected Area Tourism Regulations reform that President Correa has enacted these past months.

One part of this reform indicates that tourism activities can be independent from each other. This means that an existing tour operator will be required to apply as a new operator to be able to operate a new tourism activity, the same as residents that are new in the business.

The reform also limits the access of permits for new types of tourism activities. This applies specifically to local residents and tour operators with a previously valid permit. The goal is to promote local participation in the tourism business, so non-resident companies or individuals won’t count as new permit applicants.

This reform ultimately gives all the authority to the Galapagos National Park for the management and control of these new activities.

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