Propuesta de una guía turística para diez áreas protegidas del cantón Cuenca, 2018.

Abstract

Cuenca has an impressive natural wealth which has given way to 18 protected areas declared by the Ecuadorian state and its increasing destruction due to the lack of citizen knowledge and the irresponsibility of individuals who ignore the biological diversity and beauty of the scenic resource of these areas.-Consequently, the authors will generate a proposal for the development of a tourist guide for ten protected areas in Cuenca. Through this monograph it is generated information about the real potential of these natural spaces. As a result, it is developed data about: general antecedents of the protected area, altitudinal range in which they are found, their scenic resources, plant formations, their flora, fauna and conflicts that they present. This research is the compilation of bibliographic information and an arduous fieldwork. The final product of this proposal is a physical tourist guide that has been completely diagrammed. It is based on information obtained in this investigation and its pertinent photographic record. As a result, the tourist guide can be a source of information and it can motivated people to know how wonderful each of these protected areas are.