Tourism is a growing economic activity worldwide. This has brought a lot of changes in its conception and evolution. Ecotourism is one of this new concepts and trends. It is considered a new way to travel and it has opened up a wide variety of destinations. But what excactly is Ecotourism? Where does that concept come from? Many questions exist so we have decided to give an answer to some of them.

Ecoturismolatino.com publishes its own articles and has allied with other organisations to present you concepts like : ecotourism, responsible tourism, nature tourism, and some others. We hope this section will answer all of your questions dealing with Ecotourism and its promises for the future.

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Article Selection

This is a list of abstracts dealing with the topic. Please click on the title to see the full article.

Ecoturismolatino's Articles

• Defining Ecotourism. An introductory article to the concept and definitions of this type of tourism. (PDF file)
• What is Responsible Tourism? We invite you to visit our section on Responsible Tourism, its theory and action.
• What is Alternative Tourism? A starting point to define what alternative tourism is, together with its usefulness and deficiencies as a concept.
• Ecotourism: A Latin American Perspective. This dissertation takes us to discover the definitions of ecoourism and its application in the Latin American context. We thank Erika Torres for sharing her work with us. (PDF file)
• Understanding Tourist Destination Growth Through a Systems Approach. This essay helps us understand how a tourist destination grows, and what elements are important to consider. The Latin American region is used as an example. (PDF file)
• Motivation of Nature Tourism. A theoretical essay that explores the possible motives of people to participate in Nature Tourism activities. (PDF file)
• What is Interpretation? A starting point to understand what nature interpretation is, and why it is important for tourists and conservation. (PDF file)
• Outdoor Recreation: A Latin American Perspective. The following essay defines outdoor recreation and establishes the environments involved to understand it in the Latin American context. (PDF file)
• Tourism in Guatemala. This paper discusses broadly about tourism in Guatemala. (PDF file in Spanish)
• Origin of a Nation's Park. The following essay presents the history of the first national parks in the United States. (PDF file)
  

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Other Articles

• Adventures in Agrobiodiversity: Ecotourism for agrobiodiversity conservation. Prepared for the IPGRI Innovation Fund 2001 by Marleni Ramírez.

• A comprehensive guide of bibliography related to travels and interest topics on alternative tourism. A good starting point to introduce ourselves to the topic. (Planeta.com)
  <http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/reviews/bibtour.html>

• The difference between Pro-Poor Tourism and Alternative Tourism. (PPT)
  <http://www.propoortourism.org.uk/ppt_vs_alternative.html>

• The online resource of the Pro-Poor Tourism Project regarding research, strategies, and articles on study cases all around the world. (PPT) <http://www.propoortourism.org.uk/ppt_pubs.html>

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