Agrotourism as a local economic revitalization strategy for the Déleg Canton.

Abstract

Introduction. Tourism has become an important factor in the socioeconomic development of countries, as a consequence of the fact that local, endogenous and regional development is considered among the strategies that allow the progress of a territory, be it a locality or region. The globalization process, the increasing decentralization of public policies and the retraction of the State have contributed to this result, which had among its functions to provide basic services to the population in order to promote a better quality of life. Objective. Design an agrotourism development plan as a local economic revitalization strategy for the Déleg Canton. Methodology. The research design was non-experimental, descriptive, with a mixed approach, where the chosen population was fifty (50) residents of the Déleg Canton. Results. In this sense, it is evident that 74% of the population consulted, specified that the tourist attractions of that area are not given adequate treatment to generate agrotourism in the area, they indicate that the main source of income in this community is given by agriculture. Conclusion. It was concluded that the formation of tourist routes is a great opportunity in places where there are potentially tourist resources, which are not used or are promoted in isolation, constituting an option for endogenous local / regional development.