Percepciones de conservación y desarrollo: análisis de rituales, turismo y aprovisionamiento de agua en la comunidad Ilincho - Totoras, cantón Saraguro

Abstract

Abstract: The perceptions of the communities were considered important because of the identification of a specific knowledge of the reality that surrounds them, becoming fundamental aspects for community decision making such as development and conservation. This research analyzes the perceptions of development and community in a context of rituals, tourism and water supply in the Illicho-Totoras community of Saraguro canton, Loja province. The results indicate that, for this Andean community, in particular conservation and development go hand in hand and in continuous progress, being proportional to each other and without any contamination, so that they have been adapting to the changes of Western culture, but Without abandoning your identity.