Turismo educativo: propuesta de un recorrido interpretativo-cultural en el cantón Machala, provincia de El Oro – Ecuador.

Abstract

The present research work "Educational tourism: proposal of an interpretive-cultural tour in the Machala city, Province of El Oro - Ecuador" seeks to propose a tour of interpretative -cultural interest through the design of a tourist interpretive route for students of education system, to reinforce their knowledge about the heritage of the Machala city, Province of El Oro-Ecuador. For its development, a qualitative methodological model with descriptive techniques was used, for which a bibliographic and documentary review was carried out for the support theory. Likewise, digital tools such as the Ecuadorian Cultural Heritage Information System (SIPCE) and Google Maps were used to design the route. Therefore, it is concluded that the importance of the proposal lies in enhancing the knowledge of the heritage and cultural theme of the target segment due to ignorance and lack of sense of belonging with their cultural heritage.