Local landscapes and the crossroads of ethnotourism: reflections about touristic projects of indigenous communities in Los Lagos Region (Chile)

Authors

  • Marisela Pilquiman
  • Juan Carlos Skewes
Keywords: Ethnotourism, Intercultural tourism, Chilean coast, Cultural landscapes, Mapuche culture

Abstract

The concept of etnoturismo has stimulated expectations revenue between the indigenous communities in southern Chile. Tourism, supported by institutions public and nongovernmental organizations, is reaching proportions of a magical story which will solve the problems that overabundant in such communities. The landscape and the tourism, as it is suggested here, can serve as a liaison between various, cultural worlds connecting the mythical geography, travels and traditional meetings with the most common practices of tourism.

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Author Biographies

Marisela Pilquiman

Universidad Austral de Chile

Juan Carlos Skewes

Universidad Austral de Chile
How to Cite
Pilquiman, M., & Skewes, J. C. (2009). Local landscapes and the crossroads of ethnotourism: reflections about touristic projects of indigenous communities in Los Lagos Region (Chile). Cuadernos de Turismo, (24), 169–191. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/turismo/article/view/92701
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