Elaboración de un plan de revitalización cultural y gastronómica para el desarrollo turístico, en el cantón Saquisilí, provincia de Cotopaxí, 2019

Abstract

The following investigation’s objective ethnographic was to develop a cultural and gastronomic revitalization plan for tourism development, in the Saquisilí Canton, Cotopaxi province 2019. For the realization of this project, descriptive, exploratory, non-experimental and field research was applied and with cross-section, since through these techniques, it was possible to collect and select information. Research techniques such as the survey and the interview were also used, the survey was applied to 71 adults who are in a range of 60 to 89 years of age, the same that helped me to determine the culture and gastronomy of the canton, The interview was applied to a group of people who are dedicated to the elaboration of the traditional dishes of the Saquisilí canton, which was of vital importance to know its history, form of preparation and the changes that each one has undergone until today. The results obtained in this research are reflected in a web blog, the same that will be disseminated on the website and social networks of the GADMIC Saquisilí so that individuals and strangers know the gastronomic culture of the Saquisilí canton. It is concluded that there is a high level of ignorance on the part of the study population of traditional gastronomy, it is recommended to make more publications on the gastronomy of the canton.