Pilot proposal for heritage tourist route within the casanga estate, paltas - Ecuador

Abstract

The understanding of the historical role of the development within Ecuador, and primarily at the regional level in the province of Loja, is a line of research that has a long journey to discover, study and above all rescue. When approaching the figure of the hacienda, a thought revives among the population in which these spaces are related to large tracts of land, in which precarious work predominated. The purpose of this study focuses on the rescue of the history and identification of the finance structure used within the Casanga estate located within the Paltas canton of the province of Loja, from which a pilot proposal for a tourist route is developed heritage focused on the knowledge of local history and the enhancement of the treasury remains that are still maintained of what was the Casanga estate. Among the main results highlights the recovery of this hacienda as a fundamental element for the recovery of the cultural identity of the cantón inhabitants in addition to highlighting the heritage tourism potential that house the cantón.