Actions for the touristic use of cantons in the province of Imbabura

This research has as objective to present actions to the tourist stakeholders of the province of Imbabura in order to take advantage of the natural and cultural patrimony they possess. An alternative land dynamization is also offered that could be integrated in the territory. It was used a mixed met...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Chiriboga Barba, Danny Fernando, Chiriboga Patiño, Mathías Fernando, Briones Borja, Lenin Rómulo, Patiño Romero, Malú Bettina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Central del Ecuador
Repositorio:Revista Siembra
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistadigital.uce.edu.ec:article/3850
Acceso en línea:https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/3850
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:atractivos
dinamización
desarrollo
acciones
attractions
dynamization
development
actions
Descripción
Sumario:This research has as objective to present actions to the tourist stakeholders of the province of Imbabura in order to take advantage of the natural and cultural patrimony they possess. An alternative land dynamization is also offered that could be integrated in the territory. It was used a mixed methodology; a SWOT was elaborated using the macro and micro environment of the province. The results are represented in six Vester matrices, one for each canton, in addition, a survey was applied. With the obtained data, the following actions were identified: ten in Antonio Ante, three in Cotacachi, five in Ibarra, four in Otavalo, eight in Pimampiro and finally six in Urcuquí. Finally, it is concluded that Otavalo, Ibarra and Cotacachi have a better tourist development, while Antonio Ante, Pimampiro and Urcuquí have become places of passage and have problems in attracting visitors. The proposed actions are a guided to streng and improve tourist activities in the area.