Monitoreo de los escenarios de manejo de visitantes de la Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo (RPFCH)

Abstract

The present investigation aims to monitor visitor management sceneries of Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve (CHFPR) by means techniques of field research and documentary at exploratory, descriptive, analytic and prospective level. There were four components: validation and monitoring of sceneries of handling of visitors, determination of Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC) and establishment of actions of improvement. It was determined that CHFPR has 13 tourist attractions as follows: one hierarchy IV, one hierarchy III, six Hierarchy II and five hierarchy I. 15 places to be visited were identified and it was determined that ten of them are suitable to be monitored. According to the natural level: one was Pristine scenery, six in the Primitive scenery and three in the Natural Tough scenery according to ROVAP range of opportunities for visitor in Protected Areas. Monitoring of indicators in the places to visit showed that Carihuayrazo reaches 75%, the lake 70%, Machay Temple 78%, Lonely Tree 100%, Forest of Polylepis 90%, Icemen 88%, Cullqui Surcuna 89%, Carrel Refuge trail to Whymper 67% and Carrel refuge 71% of the limits of acceptable changes. Programed visitor action which will reduce 80% of the amount of inorganic waste, the incidence of vandalism, unauthorized space use, traffic violations and loss of vegetation cover in one year was formulated. The Action of Diffusion of Tourist Supply sets to reduced 50% of the incomes of organized groups without guider and u authorized space use in a semester. The Voluntary Action in the Program of Public Use and Tourism sets to reduce 75% the alternate trails, the incidence of vandalism, the canals, cracks and traffic violations in one year determining that the places to visit contribute to accomplish the objectives of the area conservation.

By: Pedro Vaca Cárdenas Keywords: protected areas, visitor management, visitor places, production reserve.