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Article

A Nature Tourism Route through GIS to Improve the Visibility of the Natural Resources of the Altar Volcano, Sangay National Park, Ecuador

by
Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya
1,
José Fernando Esparza Parra
1,
Carlos Renato Chávez Velásquez
1,
Paúl Eduardo Tito Guanuche
2,3,
Grace Maribel Parra Vintimilla
4,
Carlos Mestanza-Ramón
5,6,* and
Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete
1,*
1
Faculty of Natural Resources, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH), Panamericana Sur km 1½, Riobamba EC-060155, Ecuador
2
Ministerio de Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica del Ecuador, Chile 10-51 y Darquea, Riobamba EC-060155, Ecuador
3
Investigador Asociado—Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad del Ecuador, Pje. Rumipamba N. 341 y Av. de los Shyris (Parque La Carolina), Quito EC-170150, Ecuador
4
Red Iberoamericana de Investigadores en Turismo y Territorio, Avenida 11 de noviembre y Canónigo Ramos, Riobamba EC-060155, Ecuador
5
Departamento Economía Financiera y Dirección de Operaciones, Universidad de Sevilla, 41018 Sevilla, Spain
6
Instituto Superior Tecnológico Universitario Oriente, La Joya de los Sachas EC-220101, Ecuador
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Land 2021, 10(8), 884; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10080884
Submission received: 7 August 2021 / Revised: 20 August 2021 / Accepted: 20 August 2021 / Published: 23 August 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Use of Natural and Cultural Resources through Tourism Activity for Regional Development)
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Abstract

Tourism in natural areas attracts people seeking contact with pristine ecosystems as opposed to a polluted urban habitat and a stressful pace of life. An adequate tourist route and itinerary guarantees a high level of tourist satisfaction. The objective of this study was to focus on the design of a tourist route and itinerary in the Altar Volcano, Sangay National Park, central Ecuador, by integrating tourist attractions and facilities. Within the methodological process, the main tourist attractions of the area were identified and georeferenced; then, a thematic map was elaborated using ArcGIS 10.5® software. Distances were determined by considering the transportation alternatives in relation to the base camps. Finally, the itinerary was structured by considering the possible tourist activities of each place or attraction. As a result, a tourist route was obtained that included 19 attractions and an itinerary that interacts with various activities in the study area. This research will strengthen tourism activities in the Altar Volcano, allowing for an increase in the number of visitors and the development of sustainable tourism thanks to proper planning in the use of a new tourist route.
Keywords: Sangay National Park; nature tourism; GIS design; sustainable development Sangay National Park; nature tourism; GIS design; sustainable development

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Gavilanes Montoya, A.V.; Esparza Parra, J.F.; Chávez Velásquez, C.R.; Tito Guanuche, P.E.; Parra Vintimilla, G.M.; Mestanza-Ramón, C.; Vizuete, D.D.C. A Nature Tourism Route through GIS to Improve the Visibility of the Natural Resources of the Altar Volcano, Sangay National Park, Ecuador. Land 2021, 10, 884. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10080884

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Gavilanes Montoya AV, Esparza Parra JF, Chávez Velásquez CR, Tito Guanuche PE, Parra Vintimilla GM, Mestanza-Ramón C, Vizuete DDC. A Nature Tourism Route through GIS to Improve the Visibility of the Natural Resources of the Altar Volcano, Sangay National Park, Ecuador. Land. 2021; 10(8):884. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10080884

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Gavilanes Montoya, Alex Vinicio, José Fernando Esparza Parra, Carlos Renato Chávez Velásquez, Paúl Eduardo Tito Guanuche, Grace Maribel Parra Vintimilla, Carlos Mestanza-Ramón, and Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete. 2021. "A Nature Tourism Route through GIS to Improve the Visibility of the Natural Resources of the Altar Volcano, Sangay National Park, Ecuador" Land 10, no. 8: 884. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10080884

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Gavilanes Montoya, A. V., Esparza Parra, J. F., Chávez Velásquez, C. R., Tito Guanuche, P. E., Parra Vintimilla, G. M., Mestanza-Ramón, C., & Vizuete, D. D. C. (2021). A Nature Tourism Route through GIS to Improve the Visibility of the Natural Resources of the Altar Volcano, Sangay National Park, Ecuador. Land, 10(8), 884. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10080884

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