Actualización del inventario de atractivos turísticos naturales y culturales del cantón Sígsig de la provincia del Azuay, con base en la Metodología del Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador del 2018

Abstract

Within the framework of the development of tourist activities it is for the Decentralized Autonomous Governments (GADs) Municipal and Metropolitan, to prepare and update the inventory of tourist attractions of their circumscription; for this reason, we counted with the collaboration of the Head of Culture, Tourism and Heritage of the Municipal GAD of Sígsig to carry out this project entitled "Inventory Update of tourist and cultural attractions of Sígsig canton in Azuay province, based on the methodology of the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador 2018," with the purpose of generating a useful instrument for future projects aimed at enhancing and developing the tourist activity of the canton. This project was developed considering the aspects and guidelines exhibited in the Methodology for Attractions Hierarchy and Generation of Tourist Spaces of Ecuador presented by the Ministry of Tourism. As tourist resources were identified 19, which, after the methodology application, resulted in 14 tourist attractions, of which 9 belong to the category of cultural manifestation, and 5 to the category of natural attractions, Sígsig is determined as a canton with high tourist potential according to the information raised and recorded in the tourist attraction registration cards and on the maps elaborated.