Cultural diversity and its impact on community tourism of Andean region

Abstract

The article identifies the impact of cultural diversity on community tourism in the Andean region, as well as community tourism practices from the community proposed from its own cultural approach. This work is a synthesis of bibliographic review and contributions of the authors for the use and sustainable management of the cultural diversity that exists in the Andean region. The research is documentary with a descriptive approach of the object of study and based on the criteria of the action research, ethnography, and some theoretical aspects of local history. The impact, which can be given to the cultural diversity of a region or sector, cannot only revive, repopulate rural areas, arouse interest in an apathetic population, achieve social cohesion, but also it can trigger economic activities and with it to improve the income and the quality of life of the community through responsible tourism and even better with the same communities that make possible the real cultural change with the visitor, so that the tourist can deepen in the traditions, customs, and ways of life of the visited town. The results show that the cooperation of institutions for the development of community tourism is very important because it helps the development and economic dynamism of the community since it has a variety of products such as nature, archeology, the community itself - experiences- and the culture in a general way.