Valoración de las condiciones naturales asociadas con el desarrollo de la actividad turística en el estado de San Luis Potosí, México

Abstract

This paper examines the main characteristics of natural order associated to touristic practices thatsubsist in the San Luis Potosí territory, located at the meridian limit of the ancient Aridoamérica and occupies a central portion of the United States of Mexico. This federative entity differs from the national context by its demographic growth and important industrial development, condition that is more relevant in the State headquarter. However, in spite of its varied and abundant natural attributes that include desert zones, steppes, tropical perennial forest and other vegetation associations of transcendental importance that complement the natural attractions, good for economic activities. Even in the xxi century the touristic activity in San Luis Potosí has had a marginal dynamics out of the state planning policies, which shows that the natural conditions have not been, by themselves, a significative sparkling to push its growth.The proposed results of this research are part of the project «Natural and socioeconomic potential for ecotourism development in the State San Luis Potosí, México», financed by a concurrent fund of the National Council of Science and Technology and the government ofthe State of San Luis Potosí.

Keywords

• ecoturismo
• naturaleza
• San Luis Potosí
• potencial natural