Diseño a nivel de anteproyecto de infraestructura para la implementación de servicios turísticos en la Laguna de Busa del cantón San Fernando, Azuay

Abstract

The tourism activity around the world has great relevance and is considered an important source of economic income in various countries. At the national level, tourism occupies third place in economic income and thanks to Ecuador’s biodiversity the main attractions are conservation zones and natural areas and landscapes. Currently the Busa Lagoon is considered a protected natural area for the San Fernando canton due to its element and central attractiveness. In recent years, the number of visitors and tourists have increased as well as the infrastructure demand to meet their needs. It is in this manner that the existing equipment and services do not respond in the best way to the criteria of sustainability and its needs. Based on these needs and in order to solve them, first proposed is a system of services to the perimeter of the lagoon that integrates and connects the different zones of the area. In regards to the infrastructure, new blocks are proposed to provide basic touristic services, universal accessibility and a satisfactory stay for tourists. The different blocks and in accordance to its different applications must be conceived with criteria that comply with characteristics for the conservation of the natural and environmental conditions of the surroundings. This is to say, that they can fulfil its objective as well as tourism service but that at the same time they must not threaten nature nor its resources, taking the ecosystem and landscape as the main actor. Thus, the present work carries out a research process for the planning, design and touristic infrastructure implementation in natural conservation areas. One of the most significant studies was the approach to standards for this type of intervention and the analysis of projects in different parts of the world with similar environments in order to later obtain parameters or design guidelines adapted to this site