Análisis de las capacidades económicas, sociales y ambientales del puerto de El Encano, para determinar la viabilidad de la certificación como destino turístico sostenible bajo la Norma NTS 001 – 1

Abstract

Tourism is one of the most important and fastest growing sectors in the world; Tourism activity is also considered one of the main drivers of development for communities settled in places with tourism potential. It is for this reason that, in the case of Latin America and Colombia specifically, tourism has grown significantly in recent years, contributing considerably to national, regional and local socio-economic development. Now, regarding sustainable tourism, as a central theme addressed in this research, it is important to understand it as the practice of developing and managing tourism, in such a way that it benefits both local communities and the environment in the medium and long term. In this sense, one of the most important components to take into account is the conservation of natural and cultural resources, as well as the contribution and recognition of the needs of tourists to provide enriching experiences to visitors. For this purpose, the investigation was carried out in the Port of El Encano, municipality of Encano, Municipality of Pasto in the department of Nariño, where the investigation was divided into four important parts, the first where the proposal can be observed, finding the approach to the problem, objectives, justification, frameworks and methodology that for the case under study is a mixed paradigm, with a descriptive type, a deductive method and as an instrument an interview was carried out with the population under study. Following this first phase, you can find the second chapter where the results of the research and the field work carried out in the Port of El Encano were presented, to reach the conclusions and recommendations that the research yielded.