The document proposes developing a community tourism project in El Cantón Chilla, Province of El Oro, Ecuador. It notes that while Chilla has natural, cultural, and religious attractions with tourism potential, it currently lacks an efficient tourism development plan. The general purpose is to develop such a plan through cooperation between managers to promote recognition of the area. Specific objectives include analyzing Chilla's current situation, diagnosing its tourist potential, designing a tourism development project, and creating promotional materials. An inventory identifies key natural sites including lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, and mountains, as well as religious and cultural sites such as an old pyramid. A proposed tourism route features four stops showcasing these attractions and activities like hiking, swimming

1. PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
COMMUNITY TOURISM IN EL CANTÓN CHILLA,
PROVINCE OF EL ORO
INTRODUCTION
Community tourism consists of taking advantage
of the natural resources of an area to promote the
interest of the national and foreign population
through spaces with ecological biodiversity.
(Castillo, 2010)
The Canton Chilla, belonging to the province of El
Oro, despite its twenty-eight years of foundation,
has not been able to develop tourism, this due to
the lack of a community tourism development
plan that promotes the economy of the canton,
have not been evaluated its natural and cultural
attributes, so it is urgent to propose and design
proposals that help spread the tourist attractions
that this canton has.
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2. Definition of the problem
Despite having tourist attractions,
both natural and cultural and
religious, with a high potential,
Chilla does not have an efficient
tourism development, this due to
several factors, including the lack of
support from municipal and
government entities to carry out
improvement programs and
adequacy of canton infrastructure to
promote tourism, lack of financing
to communities for the incursion of
commercial activities focused on
tourism, in this last point, it can be
seen that the sector does not have
lodging places and places of
recreation such as bars , discos and
restaurants.
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3. General purpose
Develop a community tourism development project in the Chilla canton of
the Province of El Oro through the active cooperation of the managers to
achieve recognition of the area.
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4. Specific objectives
 To analyze the current situation of the canton Chilla, to determine its
technical viability.
 Diagnostic the tourist potential of the canton for the delimitation of
the lines of action.
 Design the tourist development project of the Chilla Canton through
technical procedures
 Elaborate the publicity material of the canton
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5. Inventory of
natural sites
Inventory of religious
sites
Inventory of cultural
sites
- - Laguna de Chillacocha.
- Lecher River Waterfall
- Balneario de Pejeyacu
- Ashigsho hot springs
- Cerro Portete
- Pivir River Pool
- Sanctuary of the Virgen Natividad de Chilla
- - Pyramid of Pueblo Viejo
- Cerro Yauco
- Petroglyphs
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6. Proposal
- Laguna de
Chillacocha.
- Pyramid of Pueblo
Viejo.
- Lecher River
Waterfall.
- Pivir River Pool
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7. • Recreation and
leisure
•Photo shooting
• Narration of stories
about the lagoon
• Visit to the village
chapel
• Flora observation
• Wildlife
observation
• Hikes, hiking and
camping
Stop 1
Stop 2
Laguna de
Chillacocha
Pyramid of
Pueblo Viejo
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8. Horseback ride to
the place
• Observation of the
flora of the place
• Relaxation and
recreation activities
• Hike and horse ride
• Ascents and rock
climbing
• Observation of
flora and fauna
Stop 3
Stop 4
Lecher River
Waterfall.
Pivir River Pool
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