PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural (Jan 2013)

Aporte económico del ecoturismo a las estrategias de vida de grupos domésticos de la Península de Yucatán, México

  • Raimunda Santana,
  • Benito Salvatierra Izaba,
  • Manuel Roberto Parra Vázquez,
  • Ana Minerva Arce Ibarra

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 185 – 204

Abstract

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This paper analyzes the economic contribution from ecotourism to life strategies of domestic groups (GD – Grupos domésticos) from communities of Yucatán Peninsula, México. There were carried out 137 surveyors to GD in the influence area of Mayan Would Program – Programa Mundo Maya). (PMM). The general average of the daily income per person (IPCD – Ingreso percápita diario) was 4.07 US dollars. The GDs are dedicated to different life strategies and their IPCD contribution were 50.4% for fishing, 21.6% for labors; 18.8% and 9.2% for tourism and agriculture respectively. Ecotourism were reported as complement to the IPCD. It is necessary some public polices focused in factors that influence to the IPCD of the local life strategies.

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