Community tourism and new attractions in the Calchaquíes Valleys, Salta: the case of the Rural Tourism Network

  • Carlos Cáceres Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Claudia Alejandra Troncoso CONICET/UBA/UNICEN

Keywords:

Community-based tourism, Rural Tourism Network, Calchaquíes Valleys, Salta, Argentina

Abstract

In recent years theprovinceofSaltahas strengthened its presence in the Argentine tourist map. This involved, among other things, the increase of tourist offers to enjoy theprovinceofSalta. In this paper, we aim to address tourist diversity inSalta, especially observing how theCalchaquíesValleys, a traditional destination in the Argentine northwest, is redefined through new attractions and tourist services based on some local distinctive features. This work specifically approaches the way in which the tourist proposal in this area is renewed considering the creation of a rural and touristic organization- the Rural Tourism Network- that offers tourist services under the form of community-based tourism. It also aims at focusing attention on the social and territorial changes that the presence of this new actor, central to the diversification of tourist options in this destination, has introduced into the local scene.

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Author Biographies

Carlos Cáceres, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Profesor y Licenciado en Geografía por la Universidad Nacional de Luján (UNLu). Investigador tesista de Maestría en el marco del proyecto UBACyT 2014-2017 con sede en el Instituto de Geografía, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. 

Claudia Alejandra Troncoso, CONICET/UBA/UNICEN

Licenciada y Doctora en Geografía por la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) e Investigadora Asistente del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Lleva adelante tareas de docencia en la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) y la Universidad del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN). Dirige un proyecto de investigación aprobado y financiado por CONICET (“Turismo, patrimonio y territorio. La política turística y patrimonial en el noroeste argentino: los casos de Jujuy y Salta”). 

Published

2015-12-14

How to Cite

Cáceres, C., & Troncoso, C. A. (2015). Community tourism and new attractions in the Calchaquíes Valleys, Salta: the case of the Rural Tourism Network. Huellas, (19), 73–92. Retrieved from https://cerac.unlpam.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/huellas/article/view/1008

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