Formulación de un plan de turismo sostenible en la vereda Yoteguengue, municipio de Campohermoso, Boyacá

Abstract

Tourism is characterized by being a social phenomenon which has great influence on economic development worldwide, being an activity that articulates various sectors of the economy such as transportation, hotels, commerce, gastronomy, among others. However, the exponential increase that conventional tourism has had has brought with it great environmental impacts such as the degradation of ecosystems and socio-cultural impacts such as the loss of local identity. Therefore, the present project aims to formulate a sustainable tourism plan in order to promote processes of conservation of socio-environmental heritage and the revitalization of the local rural economy in the village of Yoteguengue, municipality of Campohermoso (Boyacá), since sustainable tourism has become one of the strategies to minimize and compensate the impacts generated by conventional tourism; thought of making the most of economic, natural and socio-cultural resources by satisfying present needs, ensuring the welfare of natural and cultural resources to perpetuity. The methodology implemented in the investigation has been a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, since it allows to extend and to deepen the perspective of the study, obtaining greater veracity of the same one, for which primary and secondary information was collected. The results indicate that the implementation of the project would bring great benefits to the region, given that the village has a wide environmental and cultural heritage, making it an ideal place for sustainable tourism, generating economic, social and cultural development, while improving the quality of life of the inhabitants.