Department of Santa Rosa, Origin of the Xinca Culture, a Region of Diverse Nature in Guatemala, Center of the Americas and the Practice of Inward Green Tourism

Edgar Haroldo Torres Soto

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Department of Santa Rosa, Origin of the Xinca Culture, a Region of Diverse Nature in Guatemala, Center of the Americas and the Practice of Inward Green Tourism

Edgar Haroldo Torres Soto

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The State of Santa Rosa, located in the southern region of the Republic of Guatemala, has a diversity of attractive and natural surroundings which easily captivate visitors, such as Ayarza Lagoon, El Pino Lagoon, or Monterrico beaches; forming the foundation stones (fire, sky, water and earth) of the Xinca’s culture. Tourism industry being a fast growing field and benchmark effect for the recovery of world’s economy after humanity manages to overcome the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov2 and its different variants Delta, Omicron, etc.) pandemic represents an unprecedented challenge. The objective of this article is to present the findings related to the analysis of two careers offered by the Santa Rosa University Center (CUNSARO): First one is Tourism Technician and the second one is Bachelor´s Degree in Tourism. In this study a mixed method (quantitative-qualitative) was applied. The unit of analysis is the graduates (graduated during the period 2012-2018) and their insertion in the local tourism industry. The main results of the research show a weakness in which graduates of both careers did not have prior any training in the field of tourism before starting the university. This limits them from achieving a better academic preparation at a higher level. This condition affects students because after they graduate they are not easily inserted in the tourist labor industry. This is reflected in negative numbers in the statistics of the effectiveness of the career. Added to this situation is the idiosyncrasy of the local inhabitants about the recurrent practice that is called in this study "inward green tourism", alluding to green tourism in relation to the nature of the environment that surrounds the region but also to the incipient local tourism industry, meanwhile, inward as a manifestation of not being receptive to foreign visitors but only to their own inhabitants so that they discover the region in which they live. The study concludes on the need to improve accessibility filters for careers that include previous certifications or introductory courses. In addition, it proposes a redesign of the curriculum to adjust the Professional Supervised Practice (required for graduation in Bachelor´s Degree in Tourism in Santa Rosa), which must be performed in all areas taught in their academic training, and to provide students with a groundwork to enhance competent human skills which will allow them to enter the world´s tourism market.

Published in	International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 10, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsts.20221001.13
Page(s)	15-22
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Guatemala, Cunsaro, Higher Education, Inguat, Santa Rosa, Tourism, USAC, WTO

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