Plan de mejora en señalización para senderos y atractivos turísticos de la parroquia Abdón Calderón del cantón Santa Isabel, Azuay

Abstract

This titling work was prepared with the purpose of developing a plan to improve the signaling for trails and tourist attractions of the Abdón Calderón parish of the Santa Isabel canton, Azuay. In the parish La Unión-Abdón Calderón, because despite the tourist potential of the area, the attractions of the territory have not been used optimally due to the scarcity of tourist signage. The proposed plan aims to improve and design new signage for the tourist trails and attractions of the parish. To achieve this, an analysis of the territory was carried out to understand the current situation of signage and tourist trails. Next, the technical design of the tourist signage that would be incorporated into the area was developed. Finally, an analysis of the impact on local development was carried out through semi-structured interviews. In this virtue, the implementation of the Plan to improve signage for trails and tourist attractions would seek not only to attract the visit of more tourists, but also to promote local commitment in the creation of new sources of employment and enterprises linked or not to tourism, thus strengthening the economy and improving the quality of life of the Abdón Calderón parish. Keywords: signage, tourist attractions, Abdón Calderón parish, local development.