**3. Conclusions**

Chagas disease is as a neglected tropical disease that must be considered by people willing to travel to endemic zones, such as the Yucatan Peninsula. Travelers must be aware of the potential risk that exist in the areas they will be interacting in, such as public or resort beaches, archeological places, parks, rural areas and even yards; it is crucial for everyone traveling to correctly identify the vector, and to use properly insecticides to prevent the triatomines bite and probably infection. However, information about this and other vector transmitted diseases must be displayed in the touristic areas and written information given to everyone upon arriving, and tourists should take preventive measures such as a good quality repellent, checking window screens, holes or other places where the reduviids could hide and request bed nets that could be offered by the hosting accommodations, including hotels, archeological sites and ecotourism locations. Other measures can be also taken, as reduction of the stray dog population, limiting contact with them, and green areas fumigation for vector control; even when staying in previously fumigated areas, insecticides should be used, especially in exterior areas, when walking and even resting on the beach, but one of the most important things is to correctly identify the reduviid vector, so travelers can stay away from them.

Latin American immigrants represent an important segment in worldwide population; therefore, they must consider risks when arriving from their native countries and never lose sight of other forms of infection blood transmission possibilities, especially in immune-depressed patients and vertical transmission that is taking more importance nowadays.
