Estado de las relaciones del Parque Nacional Monumento Arqueologico Guayabo con las comunidades de Santa Cruz de Turrialba y Guayabo, Costa Rica

Juan A. Aguirre

doi:10.25145/j.pasos.2006.04.005

Authors

Juan A. Aguirre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2006.04.005

Keywords:

Participation, Economic benefits, Relationships, National Parks management, Costa Rica

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to analyzed the state of the relations between the Guayabo Archeological Monument National Park and its gateway communities of Santa Cruz and Guayabo. A total of 117 surveys were applied in Santa Cruz and 117 in Guayabo in the spring of 2005. The conclusions of the study were: the state of the relations was determined to be weak but not confrontational at this time, 2) the limited participation and limited economic benefits were identify as key elements affecting the perception of the state of relations between the park and the communities, 3) is urgent that the park ad- ministration begin using the existing community mechanism to inform, educated and facilitate community members participation in park affairs and 4) the park administrators should point out to the central government authorities the importance of community members involvement in park affairs in order to guarantee the long run socioeconomic and ecological sustainability of the park..

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Author Biography

Juan A. Aguirre

Juan A Aguirre González. Ph.D. Cornell University. Economista Ambiental y de la Recreación. Profesor de Economía Ambiental y de la Recreación de la “The School for Field Studies” Asesor de Investigaciones Socioeco- nómicas del Parque Nacional Volcán Poas, Costa Rica. Coordinador de los Proyectos de Investigación Parques y Comunidades y Manejo, Economía y Administración de Áreas Protegidas del SFS..

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