Traceability of Community-Based Tourism: Analysis and Perspectives in Latin America

Cayo-Velasquez N.E.; Apaza-Tarqui A.; Ticona-Arapa H.C.; Zela-Payi N.O.; Condori Chura D. · Journal of Tourism Analysis (2026) · DOI: 10.53596/4jnka580

Resumen

This research analyses the application of traceability in community-based tourism in Latin America, understood as a mechanism of recording, verification, and monitoring that strengthens transparency, accountability, and the legitimacy of tourism experiences managed by local communities. The main purpose was to examine how traceability contributes to consolidating governance and sustainability in these initiatives. A documentary and comparative methodology was adopted, based on academic and institutional sources published between 2010 and 2024, focusing on four representative cases: Amantaní in Peru, Capulálpam de Méndez in Mexico, Yunguilla in Ecuador, and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. The results reveal different levels of implementation and actor articulation, highlighting community self-management, community certification, environmental conservation, and indigenous cosmovision as key elements that enhance organizational resilience and foster innovations oriented toward sustainability and visitor trust. In conclusion, traceability emerges as a strategic tool for strengthening community-based tourism in the region, providing a framework of social control and transparency that can be replicated in diverse community-driven experiences.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional del Altiplano