Tourism introduces economic and social incentives to share and preserve a community’s traditions through promotion. In cooperation with La Asociación El Cántaro de Sancapac, this project investigates the progress of tourism implementation within the parochial community of Cumbe. We completed our research in three stages: tourism sustainability, resource documentation, and tourism viability. Through documentation, surveys, and interviews, we found plenty of resources in Cumbe that can be utilized for tourism, a tourist interest in the assets and activities in Cumbe, and how to solicit assistance from government organizations. We provided La Asociación with an archive of documentation, prototypes of promotional materials, a translation manual, and a Facebook page for online promotion.

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Creator

• Pickett, Jacob Patrick
• Peterson, Rachel Doris
• O'Neil, Sean Thomas
• Scanlon, Matthew

Subject

• Culture
• Industry
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031218-125718

Advisor

• Pollice, Gary F.
• Elgert, Laureen

Year

• 2018

Center

• Cuenca, Ecuador Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Asociación El Cántaro de Sancapac

Date created

• 2018-03-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright