National Park Nevado de Toluca visitor, Mexico. An analysis of behavior in an protect area

This paper presents the results of research conducted on visitors to the National Park Nevado de Toluca (PNNT), which is located in the central region of Mexico. The study is innovative because it takes up the demographic and psychographic variables of tourism market analysis in order to identify th...

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Autores: Osorio García, Maribel, Franco Maass, Sergio, Ramírez de la O, Irma Luz, Nava Bernal, Gabino, Novo Espinoza de los Monteros, Gerardo, Regil, Héctor Hugo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Investigaciones Geográficas
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/29874
Acceso en línea:https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/29874
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Visitor
motivations
natural area
natural park
Nevado de Toluca
Visitantes
motivaciones
área natural
parque nacional
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Sumario:This paper presents the results of research conducted on visitors to the National Park Nevado de Toluca (PNNT), which is located in the central region of Mexico. The study is innovative because it takes up the demographic and psychographic variables of tourism market analysis in order to identify the visitor profiles in this natural area. Thus, a statistical and cartographic analysis was carried out through a stratified survey which involved crossing variables and the calculation of standard deviations for some of them. Finally the results are compared from the findings of the limited literature produced around nature tourism visitor.