The Pilot Projects

The PREIT-Tour Platform fosters research-based learning to support host societies in using tourism as a sustainable development means.

We work in cooperation between academia, local communities, public and private actors in the Cajas Massif Biosphere Reserve, in Southern Ecuador.

Learn here about the selected Pilot Cases.

Byron Alvarado Vanegas

Mar 30, 20213 min read

Toquilla straw handicrafts in the Municipal Economuseum "Casa del Sombrero"

A space that promotes the handicraft activity through bonds with master hat weavers. Description of the study case It is the only artisan...

Byron Alvarado Vanegas

Mar 25, 20213 min read

Towards the improvement of the tourist offer through inter-institutional cooperation and the enhancement of natural and cultural...

Byron Alvarado Vanegas

Sep 30, 20202 min read

A combination of gastronomic innovation and tourism that values the heritage of Cuenca and promotes sustainable development in the...

Byron Alvarado Vanegas

Sep 29, 20202 min read

The challenge of integrating communities to achieve territorial sustainability through the creation of comprehensive tourism products....

Byron Alvarado Vanegas

Sep 28, 20202 min read

Rurality as a key element for the reactivation of tourism in Cuenca. An alternative for sustainable development. Description of the study...

Santiago Rodríguez Girón

Jul 23, 20202 min read

Facing management challenges at the parish level to promote community tourism as an alternative for sustainable development.

Byron Alvarado Vanegas

Jul 22, 20203 min read

Community-based ecotourism, an opportunity as a productive alternative in the Pacific basin of the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve

Santiago Rodríguez Girón

Jul 21, 20203 min read

Seeking the balance between mangrove protection and economic benefits for a better standard of living in the community.

Byron Alvarado Vanegas

Jul 9, 20202 min read

Living at the heart of the Cajas Massif Biosphere Area and aiming for sustainable development through tourism.