Inventory of natural and cultural tourist attractions of Capirona community, Puerto Napo parish, Tena canton, Napo province

Abstract

Sustainable tourism delivers development opportunities for the inhabitants of a territory. The potential of the tourist activities to be established in any particular place depends on the attractions found in the area, their quality, as well as the infrastructure and services associated with these attractions. This article presents the results of the tourist natural and cultural tourist attractions of Capirona Community carried out for the Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Parroquial de Puerto Napo. The methodology proposed by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism, 2017 was employed for the preparation of the inventory. The data collection field work was performed during 20 days in August 2019.  Participatory workshops were held with inhabitants and community representatives. The results show that, in the case of cultural attractions, one of the problems is the low investment made for research, documentation, publication and transmission of cultural manifestations and representations. On the other hand, most of the natural attractions have deficiencies in terms of a lack of tourist facilities, accessibility, and services, conditions that do not allow their use for the benefit of the community.