Apropiación cultural por parte de los residentes del municipio de Soacha, Cundinamarca, a partir del turismo sobre su patrimonio arqueológico

Abstract

The present document is a proposal aiming for the cultural appropriation of the municipality of Soacha, Cundinamarca, by its habitants, for the development of archaeological tourism through it. To carry it out, a mixed methodological approach was used, which allowed the recognition of the archaeological attractions that the municipality has, being the main reference the SAR (known in Spanish as Sitios de Arte Rupestre) distributed between the 11 archaeological zones and the archeological Museum. In addition to this, the perception of the inhabitants of the municipality regarding tourism as a possibility of cultural appropriation was known, and finally an action plan for the management of tourism in the municipality was created. This research pretends to generate a better perception of the municipality for the creation of tourist products, care of the pictograms and archeological areas which this counts with. This research was carried out along with the community, which allowed to know their perception and knowledge in relation to archaeological attractions, with the support of private entities that allowed obtaining information about the state of the attractions and weaknesses they possess.