Nature Tourism on the Colombian—Ecuadorian Amazonian Border: History, Current Situation, and Challenges

Sustainability

Carlos Mestanza-Ramón¹  JoséLuis Jiménez-Caballero¹ 

[1] Departamento Economía Financiera y Dirección de Operaciones, Universidad de Sevilla, 41018 Sevilla, Spain;

关键词: post-conflict;    post-pandemic;    Sucumbíos;    Putumayo;    resilience;    COVID-19;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su13084432

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Global conflicts can severely affect a nation’s tourism activities. Tourism can also be seriously affected by health problems such as epidemics or pandemics. It is important to establish strategies to be prepared for adverse situations. The objective of this study focused on analyzing nature tourism from a post-conflict and post-COVID-19 situation in the Amazonian border of Colombia (Department of Putumayo) and Ecuador (Province of Sucumbíos), which will contribute to establishing future strategic management scenarios. In order to respond to this objective, a systematic bibliographic review was carried out, accompanied by fieldwork (interviews). The results indicate that in the face of adverse situations, the tourism industry has the capacity to be resilient. The success of its recovery will be directly proportional to its capacity to create policies and strategies that allow it to take advantage of natural resources and turn them into an opportunity for the socioeconomic development of its population.

【 授权许可】

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