Past and present perspectives on indigenous tourism in the Pastaza Province of Ecuador: The case of Kapawi

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Abstract

Ecuador has a wide range of ecotourism initiatives throughout the country. Since the 1990s, many Indigenous communities have started to organize themselves in order to run their own ecotourism programs. As a result, scholars have suggested that Indigenous ecotourism in Latin America started in Ecuador with the advent of community-owned projects, particularly in the Amazon. One of the first initiatives was Kapawi, located in the Achuar territory of Pastaza Province. The project was initiated by a private tour operator through a joint venture with the Achuar Indigenous organization. A transfer process started in 2008 and Kapawi is now managed by the Achuar communities, with a new set of opportunities and challenges. This article uses data collected from extensive fieldwork to examine the evolution, lessons learned, dynamics, and perspectives of the Kapawi enterprise.

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Peredo, B., Ordóñez, A., & Belohrad, V. (2015). Past and present perspectives on indigenous tourism in the Pastaza Province of Ecuador: The case of Kapawi. International Indigenous Policy Journal, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2015.6.4.7

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