Análisis y puesta en valor del turismo rural a través del uso de viviendas tradicionales ubicadas en la ruta turística binacional Ecuador (Mangahurco) – Perú (Casitas), año 2017

Abstract

The present exploratory research has defined certain technical arguments to analyze 24 traditional houses that are located in the Binational Tourist Route Mangahurco-Casitas, border between Ecuador and Peru, it has been tested its potential to put in value the rural tourism; this study proposes possible housing improvement actions both in training, equipment and in infrastructure with the purpose of accommodating potential tourists that performs the route. After of carrying out the field research and based on the results, two houses were chosen for each community with vast capacity of infrastructure to offer rural accommodation, besides that minimum quality standards are determined in order to make the homes can provide accommodation and food services according the customers’ demand, with the aim of provide quality services. Rural tourism through the use of traditional houses that are linked to the form of life of its inhabitants offers alternatives to reach social, economic and gender inclusion, that allows to improve the quality of life of the population by generating additional economic income to families.