This new eco-park features natural treasures that guests can explore, which include a main entrance to the world's largest underground river system, cenotes and more. Visitors will be able to zip line through the jungle, rappel down cenotes, snorkel underground river systems, explore the jungle on a Unimog 4x4, and enjoy traditional Yucatecan food at the end of their journey.

The regulation aims to standardize and provide a structural framework for the operation of tourism companies in Ecuador. All companies must come into full compliance with the new standards.

Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia on Sunday said the sector grew 8 percent in January, which in his view heralds 2014 as one of the best years for the country’s tourism industry, with more than $5 billion in earnings in 2013.

The Caribbean recorded a rise in visitor expenditure in 2013 when compared to 2012, with the spending rate outpacing that of visitor arrivals for the first time in three years, according to figures from the Caribbean Tourism Organization.