Concept in Definition ABC

Ecotourism or Ecological Tourism, as it is also known and called, is a relatively new type of approach within traditional tourism activities in which both the organizers of this type of event tourism as well as those who choose it for their vacations or adventures, will privilege issues such as protection, sustainability, preservation and appreciation for that place or region that welcomes them. Fundamentally, ecotourism is permeated and motivated by an ethical spirit, in which, for example, the welfare of local populations is the main interest that drives it and therefore this also turns out to be the main concern of companies or organizations that offer this type of tourism, a fact that can also be seen very well reflected in the structure and the functioning that they boast.

Although in recent years the various alternatives and options that were added to traditional tourism have been increasing at a rate vertiginous, ecotourism, of all the alternatives that emerged almost in parallel, has been the one that stood out the most, becoming only in the segment that experienced one of the most brilliant growth, but also because of the tourist dynamism that is evidenced in the sector.

Its chronological birth more or less is found towards the end of the eighties and due to the aforementioned international interest that ecotourism has managed to arouse, at the request of the United Nations Organization harvested his own year, celebrated in 2002.

Among the maxims postulated and promoted by those who practice ecotourism as well as those who organize and plan it are: minimization of those negative impacts both on the environment as in the community in which the eco-tourism activity takes place; to create conscience environmental and cultural; provide positive experiences, both among those who organize it and among those who participate, generate economic benefits that contribute to its preservation; divert attention to political, cultural or social problems experienced by the host countries of ecotourism regions and the support of the human rights as well as labor laws.

In many parts of the world such as Costa Rica, Madagascar, Kenya, Nepal and Ecuador, ecotourism has become the main income of foreign exchange, proving vital for the economies of the countries.