Imaginarios del turismo en las ruinas de Armero, Tolima, Colombia

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JORGE ALEXANDER MORA FORERO
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7764-0370
ALISON GINETH GARCÍA DUQUE
LAURA VANESSA PRIETO CAICEDO
ANGIE KATHERINE BARRETO PARDO

Abstract

Armero Tolima is a place characterized especially by its history and tourist attractions that frame a before and after the tragedy, it is there, where the tourist imaginaries create desire, make the place attractive and intervenes in the choice of the place to visit. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze the imaginaries of the tourist demand that the municipality of Armero Tolima has, as well as the tastes and preferences that tourists and visitors to places associated with death, natural disasters and tragedies have. To do this, they conducted structured interviews with tourists to identify the imaginaries, the results allow to see the different ways of seeing the ruins of a tragedy that happened, which make a difference in the before and after, in that affected place.


Key Words: Dark Tourism, Imaginaries, History, ruins of Armero, Colombia.

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MORA FORERO, J. A., GARCÍA DUQUE, A. G., PRIETO CAICEDO, L. V., & BARRETO PARDO, A. K. (2022). Imaginarios del turismo en las ruinas de Armero, Tolima, Colombia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM, BUSINESS AND TERRITORY, 6(2), 207–227. https://doi.org/10.21071/riturem.v6i2.15206
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JORGE ALEXANDER MORA FORERO, Minuto de Dios University Corporation -UNIMINUTO, Bogotá, Colombia.

PhD Professor of the Tourism and Hotel Business Administration Program Minuto de Dios University Corporation -UNIMINUTO, Bogotá, Colombia.

ALISON GINETH GARCÍA DUQUE, Minuto de Dios University Corporation -UNIMINUTO, Bogotá, Colombia.

Professional of the Tourism and Hotel Business Administration Program Minuto de Dios University Corporation -UNIMINUTO, Bogotá, Colombia.

LAURA VANESSA PRIETO CAICEDO, Professional, Tourism and Hotel Business Administration Program Minuto de Dios University Corporation -UNIMINUTO, Bogotá, Colombia

Professional, Tourism and Hotel Business Administration Program Minuto de Dios University Corporation -UNIMINUTO, Bogotá, Colombia

ANGIE KATHERINE BARRETO PARDO, University Corporation -UNIMINUTO, Bogotá, Colombia

Professional, Tourism and Hotel Business Administration Program Minuto de Dios University Corporation -UNIMINUTO, Bogotá, Colombia