A Slackerz Guide 2 Travel – Dispatch from Latin America 8: Tourism and Prosperity, or a Lack Thereof.

A dirty little secret about backpackers is that they don’t always gave the best reputation internationally. Notoriously cheap, they will often spend 15 minutes haggling over $2 with a taxi because they don’t want to be “ripped off.” They can create insular communities within towns that cater specifically to backpackers yet somehow manage to keep…