QUALITY OF THE BEACHES OF SUCRE AND SAN VICENTE IN MANABI ECUADOR AND THE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC AND TOURISTIC SUSTAINABILITY OF THE REGION

Abstract

The general objective of this article is to describe the relationship between the quality of the beaches of the cantons of Sucre and San Vicente in the province of Manabí, Ecuador, and the impact on the economic and tourism sustainability of the region. According to previous studies, there is a relationship between the quality of coastal regions and the visits that these places receive from tourists, where not only visual elements such as the attractiveness of the beaches are involved, but also the state of their elements in terms of health and conservation. In this article, a quantitative research methodology has been used, with a data collection instrument applied digitally via e-mail to the selected sample, which corresponds to officials of the mayor's office in the cantons of Sucre and San Vicente de Manabí. The results and conclusions were that at present it is not possible to economically sustain the region only with the tourism element as a way to do so, in addition to not having the conditions on the beaches, neither has the corresponding promotion of these resources been carried out for its exploitation in a suitable way, from the official entities.