Ecotourism in a Country Rich in Both Biodiversity and Hope

Author
Ivan Hernandez
Region
Latin & South America
Topic
Strategy & General Management
Length
15 pages
Keywords
Tourism
developing countries
internal conflict
tourism services
venture
Student Price
$4.00
Target Audience
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Executive Education

Lucelia was a retired teacher who bought a farm in early 2006 with her savings, after 30 years as a Biology teacher for children aged 11 to 18. The farm was located in the sector of San Bernardo, a rural area of the municipality of Ibague, Tolima, Colombia, a country with a mainly rural armed internal conflict since 1952. Her dilemma was to use the farm as a private site for herself and her family or to offer tourism services to the public. So, did Lucelia had a typical family-retired life or a life with all the avatars of an entrepreneurial venture in this stage of her life in an area like San Bernardo?

Learning Outcomes
  • To better understand the process of decision making in a context of violence such as that presented in Colombia.
  • Apply and analyze: Empathize with diverse and adverse realities in developing countries.
  • Evaluate: Learn to make decisions and justify them considering the different perspectives of a situation.
  • Creation: to create a discourse that will allow students to analyze and identify the possible consequences.