Actualización del inventario de atractivos turísticos del cantón Biblián, provincia del Cañar con la metodología del Ministerio de Turismo

Abstract

The Municipal and Metropolitan Decentralized Autonomous Governments (GADs), within the framework of tourism activities development, in their constitution, are responsible for developing and updating the inventory of tourist attractions, so under the authorization of Lic. Danilo Barreto, director of the Department of Community Development of Biblián, this work entitled "Updating the inventory of tourist attractions of Biblián canton, Cañar province" to carried out with the purpose of registering and generating a tool for future projects aimed at strengthening and boosting tourism activity in canton Cañar" with the purpose of registering and generating a tool for future projects aimed at strengthening and boosting tourism activity in the canton. This intervention project was carried out considering the criteria set forth in the Methodology for the Hierarchization of Attractions and Generation of Tourist Spaces of Ecuador proposed by the Ministry of Tourism. The Decentralized Autonomous Municipal Government of Biblián identified 33 tourist resources, which, after the application of the methodology resulted in 18 tourist attractions, of which 12 are categorized as cultural manifestations and 6 as natural attractions. Thus, the canton has been determined as an area and potential tourist center due to the conditions it presents, which are detailed on maps drawn with ArcGIS software version 10.4.1, as well as in the attached inventory sheets.