Diseño arquitectónico a nivel de anteproyecto de infraestructura para la implementación de servicios turísticos faltantes en una zona de protección natural. Caso: Llaviucu, Parque Nacional Cajas.

Abstract

Tourism activity is considered one of the largest sources of income for different nations around the world. In Ecuador, the percentage of income increases even more in places that offer landscapes of exceptional natural and cultural value, given that they are the main tourist destination of the country. This situation is due to the fact that tourism, in addition to being a link for the conservation of these places, allows the opportunity of integration of human beings with nature. Integration that is properly materialized through the implementation of quality infrastructure in these sites.

Inside Cajas National Park, more specifically in Llaviucu Lagoon, recreational use has increased, which has caused the infrastructure to provide basic and necessary tourist services to be limited for the reception of visitors. To solve these requirements, is very important to propose sustainable infrastructure to guarantee social commitment to users, especially in terms of accessibility, incentivize the local economy and protect natural and environmental conditions. On the other hand, the infrastructure must be developed in terms of sustainability, to make it possible to implement the necessary tourist services while allowing maximum respect for nature, so the needs of the present generation can be solved without affecting those of future generations. So this document focuses on solving this need by following a a previous research process on the criteria to be taken into account when planning, designing and implementing infrastructure in Natural Protection areas. Going through an analysis of the high-profile interventions that have been developed in sites of similar conditions to finally get to the conception of the program and design at the pre-project level.