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The present work has been developed in the La Libertad region, located on the north coast of Peru, specifically in the high Andean province of Santiago de Chuco and the coastal province of Virú; This research had the purpose to analyze the situation of ecotourism in the National Sanctuary of Calipuy, the National Reserve of Calipuy and the National Reserve of Islotes y Puntas Guaneras – Guañape Islands. Having as a result that the areas under study present significant tourist resources, both natural and cultural,with the capacity to attract ecotourists, but that their external conditions, such as access roads and tourist services, are limiting this development. Concluding that the three areas mentioned have the possibility of generating specialized ecotourism products, based on the observation of species and coexistence with traditional communities, supported by the management instruments identified for each area and the experience of their managers. The methodology used has been the ethnographic method to describe the cultural reality of the study area, and the synthetic analytical method to address the discussion of the results; the main data was collected through the techniques of observation, documentary review and interview.
