Valoración económica de los bienes y servicios ambientales desde La Cabaña Kanwara hasta El Pie de Nieve (Sendero Ritacuba Blanco) en el Páramo del Nevado del Cocuy, Güican de La Sierra y Chita, Departamento de Boyacá

Abstract

This research is a study of economic valuation applying the method of travel costs to the path Ritacuba Blanco located in the National Park Cocuy Natural (PNN El Cocuy). Therefore, a visit to the trail Ritacuba Blanco is performed by applying a survey of visitors to the PNN Cocuy and inhabitants of the region who have climbed the snowy Cocuy this path, thereby willingness to pay that would surveyed by was identified preserve or protect this, followed travel costs is determined to find the demand curve and the use of ecosystem services of the trail and finally the load capacity in order to identify the optimum visitors for the path is determined and generate management strategies to mitigate damages arising because of tourism.