Diseño de un centro turístico artesanal en el pueblo Salasaca, cantón San Pedro de Pelileo, provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

The present research proposes: to design the Artisan Tourist Center for the exhibition of artisan heritage of the Salasaca town, San Pedro of Pelileo, Tungurahua province; dedicated to higthight the cultures promoting visits to the towns. This work was carried out in the community of Llicacama, with the collaboration of Mr. Andrés Jerez Chango professional craftsman in conjunction with the San Francisco University where this Center was developed to facilitate the artisan cultural heritage. It was worked with direct research in the field which allowed us to gather information about the place of the facts, knowing the reality of the settlers; as well as their current economic, political, social and environmental situation, where instruments such as direct observation, surveys and interviews were used, all with their respective instruments such as questionnaires and direct observation cards. It is notified that: to elaborate this Project of undertaking has been made known to the San Freancisco University of Quito, where I have been given guidelines to execute this Project, being accepted and financed by the same institution. The creation of the Artisan Tourist Center is a way of satisfying the visitors needs, being a space dedicated to the conservation of the cultural and natural resources of a people, allowing the interaction of the human being and his legacy, with nture base don the Andrean Cosmo – visión, and find a difference of the countryside with the city.

Key words: artisan cultural heritage, cultural and natural resources, indigenous people.