Análisis de la declaratoria de cuenca como ciudad patrimonio cultural de la humanidad y su influencia en el turismo local

Abstract

Since CuencawasdeclaredasCulturalHeritage on December4,1999 tourism hangedinCuenca,turningthisbeautifulcity intoaculturaldestinythankstoits historicalandricharchitecture.Forthisreason,itisnecessary tocarry outan “AnalysisonthedeclarationofCuencaasaculturalheritagecityanditsinfluence inlocaltourism,”togettoknowindetailhowbuildingsinCuencaweremade based onthearchitecture ofthe historic center.

Someofthese buildingswere influenced bydifferentculturesastheCañaris,the Incas,The colonialeraand therepublicanera,which contributed in itstime the growthofthecity; fullofhistory andculturecontainingdifferentkindsofstylessuch as European,French,andsoon.

Cuenca hasanarchitecturalstyleofinvaluable historicalandculturalvalue thanks toitsconservation,thusbecoming agreattouristattraction forlocalsand visitors duetothebeauty ofitslandscapes,itsaccessibilityandconservationwhich has positionedCuencaasone ofthemainculturaldestinations intheworld.