[2] With assistance from the Creative Artists Agency, she visited twenty-seven cities and performed forty-one shows across five continents.

[3] The tour was additionally sponsored by Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, with whom Shakira also collaborated to support her Pies Descalzos Foundation.

It was the 15th highest-grossing concert tour of 2006 grossing over $58.6 million, although this figure only includes 41 shows in that year.

While a full stadium – 39,000 people – were waiting for Shakira, her official management announced that the show had to be rescheduled to March 17, 2007.

Shakira gave her manager the following letter to pass out to the crowd: "I am very sad I cannot perform tonight.

[8] The tour broke several records: The shows in Miami, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico in December 2006 were filmed for a DVD release.

[16][17][18][19][20][21] It was also well received commercially, peaking at number six on the US Top Music Videos chart,[22] and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).