Eco aldea a partir del turismo comunitario en Angamarca

Abstract

One of the most unknown natural areas in Cotopaxi`s province is Teodasín, a community of Angamarca. This community has preserved a fully virgin nature thanks to its geographic isolation. Their customs are still free from any outside influence. This event has occurred due to the care and love that its inhabitants have for the environment. The hut is the most significant element of all the popular architecture in the area. This element is defined as the construction with a circular or square shape, made with local materials such as ground and straw, which are essential. In this way, an eco-village is proposed. A space shared by the inhabitants and visitors (tourists), where they participate in activities and share the native’s life way. Regarding houses construction, they are manufactured with the superadobe technique, the materials for this type of construction are: ground from the site, water and lime. The roof is made of straw in certain spaces required by construction diameter. The proposal of these infrastructures seeks to establish areas that allow theoretical and empirical development among the inhabitants of the community and visitors. It prioritizes a balance between local production with transformation and variability. Within these spaces, its production will be technified and strengthened based on entrepreneurship. A social economy that allows the sustenance and self-management of its territory will be sought. Also we will develop a suitable space to carry out these activities, thus giving the inhabitants the possibility to cultivate and teach their ancestral harvesting techniques as well as their culture and identity to the visitors. The project will also maintain respect for the immediate context. That means having a harmony between landscaping use and the agro-food infrastructure. It will be coupled to the immediate natural environment with techniques, strategies and materials of the place