La Artesanía y su relación con el turismo

Abstract

We call handicrafts to those cultural objects made manually or with the help of tools, these objects generally conserve the traditional work techniques and the designs try to reflect aspects related to the region where the artisans come from. Traditional artisanal techniques are considered by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage(UNESCO, 2003). Tourism is considered to the activities carried out by people during their trips and stays in places different from their usual environment for a consecutive period of less than one year for leisure, business or other purposes. In this essay, the relationship between craft and tourism, in its different aspects, is presented schematically. In conclusion, crafts is part of folklore and is a tourist resource that, based on adequate territorial planning as a whole, contributes to the development of the people and communities of destination.