ocr: Although tourism is a signiticant export eamer, Argentina is still on the fringe ofthe world tourism market - 80% of: foreign visitors come from adjoining countries, attracted mainly by Buenos Aires' city life and the sla resorts. The resort ofMar del Plata on the coast and the ska areai in the Cordoba highlands have become mass tourism destinations. Wealthy Argentinians, however, are abandoning these in favor of toreign trips. The many privatization plans include the very popular state-run casinos.
