Assessing the tourism potential of the landscape in the town Isidro Fabela, Mexico

Abstract

This study provides a method to assess the tourism potential of the landscape in a rural area near Mexico City. The analysis is based on applying indicators for assessing the quality of tourism attractions and integrating it as an added value to the landscape tourism potential. This research identified two kinds of landscape whose potential lies in the diversity and quality of the biophysical resources. Additionally, 22 tourism attractions were identified, 8 of them are of medium quality and key to drive the tourism more widely among the community. The results obtained herein underline how important is the relationship between landscape and tourism, especially the planning of tourism projects.