Análisis técnico y ambiental de la capacidad de carga de los senderos del Parque Natural Chicaque

Abstract

This research talks about an important subject as is the restrictions applied to the Natural Park Chicaque according the calculus of the capacity of charge in the walking trails. The sustainable tourism is an activity related to conservation and responsible use of the resources long term, this way it can give economic benefits taking on mind the activities and social dynamics of the territory (Sustainable Tourism Letter 1995). Making a sustainable tourism management allows the protected areas as the Natural Park Chicaque guaranteed the sustainability of the resources for which it depends.

The main propose of this research is to determinate the manage conditions according the capacity of support of the walking trails to the conservation and preservation of the environmental characteristics of the Natural Park Chicaque between a mixed descriptive exploratory methodology.

Final but not least, the results were evaluated from a general form and complementary, in a way It could be determinate the charge capacity of the walking trails of the National Park Chicaque and its restrictions for tourist who want to be part of the Park.