Bibliographic citations
García, D., (2019). Huella de carbono del ecoturísta que recorre la Laguna de Yarinacocha del departamento de Ucayali, Perú [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/4054
García, D., Huella de carbono del ecoturísta que recorre la Laguna de Yarinacocha del departamento de Ucayali, Perú [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/4054
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title = "Huella de carbono del ecoturísta que recorre la Laguna de Yarinacocha del departamento de Ucayali, Perú",
author = "García Soria, Diego Gonzalo",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2019"
}
The Yarinacocha ox-bow lake is considered the primary tourist attraction of the department of Ucayali. It has a strategic location due to its proximity to the city of Pucallpa, capital of the department of Ucayali. Its surroundings combine natural landscapes, native and mestizo communities, and urban-rural areas. With the increase influx of ecotourists to the lake, it is necessary to assess their levels of CO2 emissions, to take the necessary actions to either reduce emissions or to compensate for these. To do this, the carbon footprint was used as an indicator of these emissions. We studied the emissions of ecotourists who visit different parts of the lake and also the emissions of a hostel located on the lakeside. Between September 2014 and September 2015, a total of 250 ecotourists were surveyed in the different tourist attractions, such as bars, restaurants, native communities and others, using structured questionnaires to characterize the activities carried out during their stay. In the case of hostels, 2015 was taken as reference year to characterize all sources of primary and secondary emissions. For both cases -ecotourists and hostel- the emissions were calculated using emission factors available in the literature, including transport to the destination, recreation services at the destination and accommodation. The carbon footprint of the ecotourist was calculated at 249,47 kgCO2eq for a trip of 7,04 days being the largest source of emission generated by the transport to the destination. In the case of the hostel, emissions generated over the course of 2015 it was 14900,70 kgCO2eq, an average of 0,71156 kgCO2eq per person per night. It was also found that the best way to offset the carbon footprint of these activities is through a voluntary payment that subsidizes reforestation projects with the establishment of native species in degraded areas.
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