Análisis de la gestión institucional del turismo de naturaleza en la Provincia del Tequendama

Abstract

The exponential growth of tourism activities worldwide in recent decades has positioned the sector as one of the main tools of local development, this implies that progress must be made in the review of the processes that regulate these activities and more when aspects are involved as the use of natural spaces, as is the case with nature tourism. Therefore, this research proposal constitutes a fundamental element in the analysis of the regulatory behaviors of nature tourism in five municipalities of the Tequendama Province: Cachipay, El Colegio, La Mesa, San Antonio del Tequendama and Viotá. Initially, the nature tourism practices developed were established, identifying the tourist points of interest, the sector offer and the tour operators and providers present in the area. Subsequently, the management actions carried out by the national, regional and local institutional actors were consolidated into an analysis matrix, which allowed to trace the operability, the links and the limitations of the management of nature tourism in the study area, starting from which a map of relationships that conceptualizes the institutional context through which nature tourism management is conceived in the Province was constructed. Finally, the institutional performance of nature tourism management in the study area was evaluated, through the triangulation of the information collected in the matrix of institutional actions, the relationship map and the 12 GSTC criteria of the category “Demonstrate effective sustainable management” based on 26 evaluation indicators, as the baseline to determine if an organization bases sustainable practices. In parallel, the institutional performance was quantitatively rated using the scoring method, considering the cumulative effects of the activities carried out at the national, regional and local administrative levels that influence each municipality. In conclusion, from the analysis of the institutional performance, critical points in management were evidenced of nature tourism of the study area, which constitute a contribution to the institutional evaluation models for the construction of a functional framework that guarantees the sustainability of tourism Nature in the Tequendama Province.