Propuesta de una guía de sitios para turismo astronómico en el cantón Cuenca, provincia del Azuay

Abstract

The observation of the night sky as a tourist activity has become stronger in the world during the last decade, especially in countries having sites with dark sky quality, far from the light pollution of big cities. In Ecuador, this type of tourism is growing, however, it lacks information tools to generate additional support to the visitor, therefore, many of the potential sites for astronomical observation in the country are not known. This is the reason for the research as to reduce the information gap and make potential sites known through a site guide for astronomical tourism in the canton Cuenca, province of Azuay. This research project seeks to generate information about selected sites and their potential for astronomical activities. As a result, technical data are obtained from the study, such as light pollution, visual pollution, cloudiness, visibility, security, accessibility and seasonality. These data are obtained through bibliographic research and mostly field work. With the result of the research, an astronomical tourism guide is generated, which can be understood by all audiences, with maps and photographs attached to the information, in order to provide a good product to those visitors who are looking for places to carry out astronomy-related activities.