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Universidad de Especialidades Turísticas
UCT
”ADVENTURE SPORTS”
Quito, January 3, 2006
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Universidad de Especialidades Turísticas
UCT
”ZONA EXTREMA”
ADVENTURE SPORTS:
Provinces: Pichincha
Imbabura
MADE BY:
Miss. Erika Andrade
TEACHER:
Mr. Fernando Calderón
Tourism National Guide Quito, December 17, 2005
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GRATEFULNESS AND DEDICATION
After finishing my university studies career, I thank to the
people who have helped me, to finish it successfully; first to
my family: to my father, eternal example whose work, made
with love is an affluent work and has been the example of guide
throughout my preparation, to my mother and sister who
always to the distance gave me strength to go ahead until
today.
To the authorities and teachers, those who today I have the
pride to treat like friends. Thanks for their patience, dedication
and support.
To the three professionals who made of my degree a pleasant
work and worthy to be remembered, along with the people
who contributed their sand granite to conclude this work.
THANKS are the only word that today arrives at my mind to
thank for their time and affection, but I promise in my
professional life to demonstrate that their efforts have been
worth for me.
Erika.
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REPORT
We have tourists (7) descendants of North American and English. With
ranks of ages of 30 to 45 years and a passenger of third age, 65 years.
The motivation from their visit to Ecuador is to practice adventure sports
in the provinces of Pichincha and Imbabura, in two days that they have
available time. Two organized options of tours have been sent to them,
which appear next; with the eagerness of which their expectations and
exigencies are fulfilled, in the required time and places.
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OPTION A
PRIVATE SERVICES TOUR
INCLUDES
Transport
Feeding (day one: box lunch)
Fare entrance to established places
Equipment to practice sports (rafting, oar, horse riding)
Tour Guide and specialized guides in sports of adventure
Drinks at the end of the tour
DOES NOT INCLUDE
Lodging
Breakfasts and suppers
Extra telephone Calls
Drinks
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DAY ONE ITINERARY:
06:30 Departue from Quito to arrive at the shores of Toachi river.
09:00 Arrival at Tinalandia, long walk by the established footpaths
10:00 Exit from Tinalandia
10:10 Arrival at Valle Hermoso to change clothes
10:45 Talk about security and practices of oar at the arrival at the river.
THREE HOURS river down, plus a shutdown for a delicious picnic at the
shore of the river at 27 km from the beginning. At the end of the trip we will
enjoy relaxation preparing us to our following day a little.
19:30 Estimated time of arrival to Quito
20:00 Check in at Reina Isabel Hotel (hypothetical Destiny)
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DAY TWO ITINERARY:
07:30 Departure to Otavalo city, in the province of Imbabura
09:30 Arrival to the ponchos market in Otavalo
10:30 Arrival to San Francisco farm
10:30 Practice of Horse Back Riding
13:30 Departure to Otavalo
13:50 Arrival to Otavalo
14:00 Lunch in Otavalo
15:00 Departure to San Pablo Lagoon.
16:00 Short walk and practice of oar
17:00 Departure to Quito city.
18:30 Arrival
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OPTION B
PRIVATE SERVICES TOUR
INCLUDES
Transport
Feeding (day one box lunch)
Fare entrance to established places
Equipment to practice sports (rafting, oar, horse riding)
Tour guide accompanying and specialized guides in sports of adventure
Drinks at the end of tour
DO NOT INCLUDE
Lodging
Breakfasts and suppers
Extra drinks
telephone Calls
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DAY ONE ITINERARY :
The same as Day one itinerary of Option A.
DAY TWO ITINERARY:
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Horse back riding
12:00 Departure to Otavalo
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Departure to San Pablo lagoon.
14:30 Practice of oar
16:00 Departure to Quito city.
17:00 Arrival
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ACTIVITIES JUSTIFICATION
OPTION A
ACTIVITIES JUSTIFICATION. DAY 1:
The motivation of the passengers of our tour is to make adventure sports in a small
country, with a great amount of options of that type but that offers all the pertinent
securities, and, as a sport that offers security, adventure and nature, with the
following option: The selected activity for day one is a descent ion in Toachi and
Blanco rivers since they are rivers of third and fourth category, depending on the
season of the year in which the trip is made. In addition, they are rivers that allow
to make their descent ion with tourists, are a fantastic introduction to the rivers of
Ecuador; beginning from the western side of the andes they have one of the longest
navigable parts of crystalline water rivers in Ecuador. This combined with the
signals and sounds that the forest provides, we will be able to guarantee a full day of
adventure and worthy to remember.
LODGING JUSTIFICATION
The operations centre of our tour for moving facilities will be in Quito City (capital
of Ecuador), place from which we begin our trip. The essential reason by which it
chooses to Quito like operations centre and lodging, is because the first day , our
route is to the nor-western part of the country taking it as reference t, and the second
day we start going North being the same datum point, both doing a trip by car,
about two hours with thirty minutes like time average, sufficient time trip by car
due to the conditions after a day of physical wearing down.
Quito is the centric place by which we must cross once concluded the first day, and
since we cannot make a so long trip (5 hours approx.) in order to arrive in our city of
destiny for two days, since we must protect the physical state of the fleeting tourists,
guides and driver, a scale is made in the city that presents the optimal conditions for
the case: in addition, because it is located between the trip destinies for day one and
day two, helping us in this way for the operation of the following day.
In Quito there are hotels for different budgets; from hotels five stars to inns that
offer good bed and breakfast; and added to this the city has architectonic
characteristics that complement a justified way by the capital becoming the best
option of lodging in the route.
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DAY TWO ACTIVITIES JUSTIFICATION:
WHY HORSEBACK RIDING? The main reason why I chose horseback
riding for day two is based on the predisposition of the tourist for the second day of
the trip, since the first day, they a full adrenalin activity, which was organized to
fulfil their expectations of adventure sport, and the second day, since we have a
third age in the group, we will try, as much as possible to have a good time in the
activity that is programmed for the other passengers, but to their level of exigency,
without seeing themselves forced to wear away too much energy. In a few words,
they will be able to measure their strength after a day considered very hard, as the
previous day; and they will relax and enjoy a calm horse riding.
Taking into account to the rest of passengers who without doubt still have
strength to enjoy a very intense day, they will be able to ride their horses at the
capacity they impose on the reins of their horses, with the complete security that they
have an enabled person who could guide them on the handling of their horses
during the three riding hours; in that way, the second day, they will enjoy it at their
own rhythm.
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OPTION A PROGRAM:
DAY ONE PROGRAM:
SECTION QUITO-SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS COLORADOS
Santo Domingo de los Colorados, for its location is a city great relevance in the
province of Pichincha, because it is located in a strategic site between the mountain
range and coast.
The zone where Santo Domingo de los Colorados is located does not present a great
irregularity, because its settlement extends along a large zone of plains. The rivers
that stand out in the area are: Toachi and Blanco that are used for the practice of
rafting and constitute an attractiveness for the zone. Rivers of smaller rank we can
mention: Diablo, Guasai, Agua Clara, Popusa, Cucaracha, Congoma and Salapi.
The temperature in the area oscillates between the 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. As Santo
Domingo is in a warm zone, this is cover by exuberant vegetation, and we can
mention some speacies like: raft, husk, rubber, Sandia, palms, carob trees, cinnamoncoloured,
chonta, vegetal ivory (Tagua), among others. The agricultural activity is
developed very well in the zone, because there are farms dedicated to the banana
tree production, coffee, sugar cane, rice, African palm, manila, beans, achiote,
oranges, passion fruits, papayas, grapefruits, naranjilla, among others.
In the fauna of the area we can distinguish: birds like: exotic parrots, woodpeckers
and animals like:, tigrillos, guantas and great variety of serpents among others. In
addition Santo Domingo is a zone of great importance for the cattle industry.
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Tourist Attractions:
Cultural:
Park Joaquin Zaracay, with the monument to the Great Tsáchila.
Tsàchila Community: settled in the thick vegetation of Santo Domingo, via Quevedo
it is the home of the Tsáchila community, ethnic group that fights to maintain their
famous traditions and by its rituals of treatment.
Their clothing are very showy and colorful, the men wear: a two-color called
Manpechampa (this can be blue-white or black-white), Nanun Panun is a red
handkerchief which is hung from the shoulder and the Sendori (a red handkerchief
tied to their waist ) their hair painted of red, with oil gotten from the seeds of achiote
(on the head, they wear a white hairband called Mishiri). Women wear the tunan (
colorful strips skirt) and kachi donun (handkerchief that covers their breasts). Their
Language is the Tsafiqui
At the moment, 3500 Tsáchilas are organized in eight communities , one of the
meeting places of the Tsáchilas is the Uni-shu, ceremonial stone in the Baba river,
there the Colorados go to be thankful to Pipoa (God of the sun rays) and Mapiyan
(lagoons spirit). When they have a celebration the Tsáchilas go to Panpa, for the
Kasama ( New Year celebration).
Tsachila means: True Man
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DAY TWO PROGRAM:
SECTION QUITO – OTAVALO
Quito - Otavalo
Our meeting will be very early in the morning to go to Otavalo, at 95 km from Quito.
Firstly we will take the Pan-American road, that is considered the column one of
Ecuador since it crosses our country from North to South. In the route we will find
small towns like:
Calderón
In the northwest of Quito at a height of 2671 m.s.n.m. which is famous in all
Ecuador mainly, by the elaboration of figures of mazapán and by the funeral customs
of their inhabitants.
Guayllabamba
At 30 km from Quito, this town has propitious Andean tropical climate for
agriculture standing out fruits like custard apple, at a height of 2132 m.s.n.m. In
addition it is very well-known by the gastronomy, and its 30 species of mammals
and 21 of birds that there are in the zoo.
Tabacundo
Cantonal Head of Pedro Moncayo, where the tourist will find meadows full of corn,
roses, blackberries and wheat, closely together, is the entrance of the Ruins of
Cochasqui, to find the Tolas there are 8Km. until arriving at the museum.
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Cayambe
It is 77 km far from Quito city (40min), it is a town characterized by its beautiful
landscapes, among others, we can see Cayambe volcano at 5790 msnm. Cayambe is
settled in a valley surrounded by cattle properties and is famous by the cheese
elaboration and in addition by the preparation of biscuits.
One of the most important properties is Guachalá Inn located at 70 kilometres from
Quito on the Pan-American north, the entrance to the property is by the town of
Cangahua. Cultivating flowers constitutes a non traditional exportation product
and it occupies the fifth place among the products that contribute to the economy of
the country with 3.79% of the budget, after petroleum, bananas, tourism and shrimp.
They have two types of cultivation: The Green House that consists in maintaining
the plantation under a plastic cover supported by a metallic or wood structure;
where only roses are cultivated.
The other one is outdoors, only for Summer flowers like: Sunflowers, Gipsofila,
Estatus, Crisantemos, Cartridges, Liatris, Hypericum.
It is necessary to remark that this activity generates many jobs, but also affects to the
health of the workers by the chemical substances used.
The flowers production activity, occupies the fourth place in the exportations of the
country, only in Pichincha it generates 16,553 jobs, and at national level 25.000.
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IMBABURA PROVINCE
Historically their inhabitants were the Imbayas and Cayambis, soon dominated by
the Caras, the convergence of these, would allow the birth of the Caranquis that
would resist to the Inca invasion.
The province was created on June 25, 1824, included the present territories of
Carchi province.
In 1880 the present territories took shape. It is located to the north of the Ecuadorian
territory, in the western Hoya of Chota. It limits the north with the Boliche knot ,
and to the South by Mojanda Cajas Knot.
In its very fertile valleys there are cities and town, like: Ibarra, Otavalo, Cotacachi
and Chota; their main elevations are Imbabura (4560 ms), Cotacahi (4.944m), and
Yanaurco de Piñan (4,535 ms). Chota river marks the limit between the provinces of
Imbabura and Carchi, on its route there is a great variety of plantations of ovitos. The
nosdt important rivers that flow in Chota are: Salinas, Salado and Pisque.
Other remarkable rivers in the province are those that descend from Dacha and form
Ambí river, that increases its volume with Tahundo and Blanco rivers, which flows
in Chota river to form Mira river, in limits with the province of Carchi. To the
Northeast of the province we find part of the Ecological Reserve Cotacachi-Cayapas,
and at the Southwest, part of Ecological Reserve Cayambe Coca.
The climate of the province is: Andean, cold tempering Andean and the provincial
temperature varies according to the zone, although its value average is around the
18 degrees Celsius.
San Pablo Lake
Its located 35 km to the Southeast of the center of Otavalo.
On the centigrade feet of sacred volcano "Taita Imbabura" with a depth of 48m. and
temperature of 8º, occupying a tectonic grave, 4 km long and 3 wide, is Imbacocha
lagoon ( native name ), surrounded by Totora, with which the native make the totora
ponies which are used for the transport by the lagoon, this material is used also for
the elaboration of baskets and mats.
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Otavalo community
Otavalo community is located in the center of the province of Imbabura, the city has
the same name..About the origin of Otavalos, like human group, they themselves
think that they come from Mitimaes, even though, they also say that they are Imbaya
- Caranqui. The community takes the name from the place where they live. Its
language is quichua, although at the present time many of them speak Spanish,
English and French.
Nowadays, their subsistence is based on agriculture and in the elaboration of crafts,
specially textile, where they offer their products to the national and international
market on Saturdays in the Ponchos Market, the Otavalos are the more known
ethnic group of Ecuador all over the world.
It is important to mention the manufactures, that they produced with cotton and aloe
fibre (abaca or cabuya ) that provided all the colony with canvas shoes ( alpargatas) ,
bags, wicks, mounts, hats, etc., which forced to the natives to work forcedly.
Animal market
the animal market has a great importance, since it reflects the original commerce
which the natives had before the colony and during the colony by means of the
exchange, interchanging products.
Every early Saturday in the morning, the city, the indigenous of the town and the
mestizos ( a mixture of races meet with in single intention, the sale of their animals.
Ponchos Market:
the ponchos market has been a very attractive place from old times when the natives
of the zone left to exhibit their weaves, mainly clothes, when they obtained profits,
they began to produce other types of weaves and to sell too, not only to the people
of the community but also tourists that began to visit this fair attracted by their
weaves, crafts and by the typical colorful fair.
The fair is every day Saturdays on the corner of Sucre and Salinas streets, from 7 in
the morning.
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REPORT AND APPROVAL OF THE WORKING PLAN:
Once made the study of the necessities of the group of tourists to whom we focused
and with previous study of activities and statistics - annexed volume the decision to
plan tour with the option previously presented. In the itinerary, the tour satisfies the
search of adrenalin the tourists had with a descent ion along Toachi which is about
200 km of clear water apt for rafting for non-professional.
The second day there is horse riding and the style of day one changes totally but it
does not stop being interesting cause there are: sports, adrenalin, and relaxation. In
order to conclude the tour we will practice oar in one of the most visited lagoons
from all Ecuador, around which there is good tourism infrastructure like Port Lake,
Cabañas del Lago, etc.
One practices aquatic sports like Sailing, Water bikes, as well as swimming etc.
The lodging is made in the city, at the beginning of tour since it is downtown and
offers very good possibilities of lodging for all the social levels from 5 stars to good
bed and brekfast, and gives us the possibility of going to the two extremes of the
country with distances and similar times without forcing the tourists to be on the
vehicle of transport, doing more comfortable the trip.
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ANNEXED
ADVENTURE SPORTS:
Are the set of sport activities, generally of recent creation, whose practice implies a
greater danger for the integrity of the medical instructors who normally established.
In fact, good part of the risk sports derives from classic sport activities, and is
fomenting their development by the possibilities that its sponsorship offers, to the
being including in thematic chains of television.
Also it has contributed to its practice the sport material appearance, that in many
occasions develops variants of another one that existed already.
It is also remarkable the appearance of Guiness Records book which from its
creation has fomented the practice of more or fewer sports and fundamentally
peculiar activities.
In the United States, the set of sport activities of risk is grouped under the name of
CARRIES FAR GAMES, that from mid of the decade of 1990 have been able to group
itself in annual festivals
RAFTING
Rafting began to be practiced as sport in 1869, when John Wesley organized the first
expedition to the Colorado river, the United States, by boats with central oar.
At the beginning, the adventurers did not have any technique to manoeuvre the rigid
boats in the rapids and had problems like bell rounds and collisions against rocks.
During 60s, 70s, and 80s rafting with the creation of new lighter materials were
impelled, nowadays there are around 1000 companies of rafting scattered by the
world.
In Ecuador we have rivers of Third to Fifth categories, the river that we will sail is a
river category III and certain sections IV.
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HORSE BACK RIDING
From century VXI with the arrival of the Spaniards, several animal species were
introduced to our territory, that was occupied by the Incas before, among the
introduced species are the horses that through the time have become an animal that
serves like:
loading for which in Inca stage, the Lamas were destined
transport of people
Sports
And we are indeed going to focus in this last activity, since we are going to practice
horse riding in a property of the mountainous area, that will not offer an incredible
landscape to us but also the possibility of being connected with the animal of the
kings; called in that way since the kings practice pole from childhood.
ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE MADE IN ECUADOR
Since Ecuador is a rich country in nature and proudly the most mega diverse
country of the world, thanks to its different ecosystems, the possibility of practicing
extreme sports has become one of the strengths to increase the tourism in the
country.
For that reason we mentioned some of the sports that are offered in our territory;
which information a tourist who visits us could have access to enjoy that in our
territory the best way.
Kanoping; A new activity in the country, is made from a tower at several meters of
height that besides being a viewpoint of hundreds of species of birds that are the
essential characteristic in the zones where it is made, also it is taken advantage to
tend cables from the tower to the ground, cables by means of which with the aid of a
harness and the aid of people totally enabled we will descend in a few seconds,
enjoying an unforgettable experience.
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Trekking: In Ecuador there are several places prepared for this sport since it is
possible to be made in protected areas like: Pasochoa, Cajas, Cotopaxi, etc and
infinity of places that have footpaths planned for long or short duration.
Voying: Activity that can be made in Mindo and the city of Baños, it consists in
descending by the river on buoys tied firmly, at the speed that the current imposes.
Water Ski: Sport that can be made in the Province of Imbabura in San Pablo lagoon
in the mountainous area and it is also offered as beach sport of the Ecuadorian coast.
Climbing: In Ecuador there are ample zones of Volcanoes denominated like the
avenue of volcanoes, we own a part of new volcanism destined to do climbing in
snowed peaks of up to 6310 meters of height as Chimborazo is (highest volcano of
Ecuador)
Biking: It is a sport that is mainly made in the mountainous area, in inns and
properties that have land extensions, and enabled guides and the necessary
equipment.
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NOTE: In following annexes the affluence of tourists, it is demonstrated who make
rafting and their age average.
Practicantes Rafting Porcentual cada 3 Meses
30%
10%
3era Edad
Adultos
Jovenes
60%
Source: Data base Yacu Operating Amu of Rafting
Place of the survey: Provinces of Pichincha and Napo
Date: 2004-2005
Because we have a person of third age in our group of tourists, by means of this
graph I want to demonstrate that rafting in spite of being a sport of massive
acceptance by the tourists of third age, not taking into account the effort that this
needs; it has welcome of considerable way. Making of this an apt sport to be
made with a no homogenous group as far as ages one talks about being this our
case.
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Personas Practicantes de Rafting cada 3 Meses
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Enero - Marzo Abril - Junio Julio -
Septiembre
Octubre -
Diciembre
3era Edad
Adultos
Jovenes
Source: Data base Yacu Operating Amu of Rafting
Place of the survey: Provinces of Pichincha and Napo
Date: 2004-2005
By means of the graph it is demonstrated like target towards which the operators
of this sport focus are adult people (25-40 years) and who throughout a year have a
non massive but considerable affluence of people of third age. In the values it is
not mentioned children since of operative specifications and levels they are not in
favour apt for the sport without with that exceptions do not exist.
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CONCLUSIONS
After having a practice we verified that the physical activities must go away
evaluating throughout the route, since they demand a considerable physical
wearing down.
The considered times were quite successful counting with misfortunes like
traffic on the highway, rest and basic learning of the handling of equipment
and techniques of the specified sport.
The selected activities were made without bad happening during the days of
tour, but a relaxing activity and time to rest each day, as example, a visit to
thermal waters of the area that would help to renew energies for returning to
the two city bases or operations centre of the project.
Although the specialized guides who accompanied to us handled their work
in a satisfactory way, the accompanying guide or national guide must know
all the pertinent information to be able to suggest, without becoming jumbled
in the net part of the specialized guide
The handling of tour is total responsibility of the national guide, as verifying
the correct unfolding of tour, and the fulfilment of the offered thing by the
agency that provides equipment and guides in each sport.
If this tour were made by a more homogenous group, it would have a
highest acceptance; since a person of third age needs more time to rest and
relax, but without forgetting that the request and motivation of the trip
demand certain physical training conditions that the satisfaction of the
tourist guarantees total success of tour along with.
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BIBLIGRAPHY
www.tinalandia.com
www.google.com (for rafting, paddle information, and communitarian tourism)
www.yacuamu.com
www.runatupari.com
personal interviews with tourism operators and specialized guides
personal back up
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