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Nico, Schinkelshoek (2020)

Ecotourism in the Republic of Ecuador

Master thesis | Latijns-Amerikastudies (BA)

This thesis focuses on community-based tourism (CBT) projects in Ecuador. The work discusses the grade of control that indigenous communities have in this form of ecotourism and also analyses the empowerment of those groups in certain projects. This empowerment is often a result of foreign aid. Although indigenous communities often seem to be in control of CBT projects, empowerment is an issue in some cases.

Community-based tourism

Empowerment

Ownership

Indigenous tourism

Indigenous emancipation

Ecuador

Author

Nico, Schinkelshoek

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Public Policies

Supervisors

Valdivia Rivera, Soledad

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en