The lost city of “Los Caras”: Analysis of its tourism potential in its historical context
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The present investigation determined the importance of the remains of underwater masonry in front of the city of Bahía de Caráquez, which becomes a historical and cultural tourist product; the lost city can be integrated into a series of tourist products with which canton of Sucre counts so far. The objective of the present investigation is to develop a tourist product of the lost city of “Caras” as a myth and legend that strengthens the tourist activity, the methodology was bibliographic and documentary, where previous research conducted by expert divers of the Puce was analyzed Manabí, these dives with photography and camera recordings show that the place is essential for underwater archeology. The explanatory analytical method allowed to develop from the bibliographic conception to the instruments applied. The reliability of the instrument yielded favorable results allowing identifying the needs of the customers. The studies carried out at the level of tourist attractions and their characterization allowed defining a conductive thread for the development of the lost city as a product to strengthen tourism activity in the area under study.
Keywords: Attractions, tourist product, historical, archeology, lost city
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