Community empowerment in tourism projects with victims of armed conflict in Colombia

Jesús Alexis Barón Chivara; Sandra Patricia Cote Daza; Stefania Zoi Ntregka; Joan B. Garau Vadell; Valente Vázquez Solís

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Community empowerment in tourism projects with victims of armed conflict in Colombia

Barón-Chivara, Jesús Alexis ^[1] ; Cote Daza, Sandra Patricia ^[2] ; Ntregka, Stefania Zoi ^[5] ; Garau Vadell, Joan Baptista ^[3] ; Solís, Valente Vázquez ^[4]
1. [1] Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
  
  Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
  
  Colombia
2. [2] Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores
  
  Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores
  
  Colombia
3. [3] Universitat de les Illes Balears
  
  Universitat de les Illes Balears
  
  Palma de Mallorca, España
4. [4] Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
  
  Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
  
  México
5. [5] Hague University of Applied Sciences
  
  Hague University of Applied Sciences
  
  Países Bajos
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Localización: Tourism review international, ISSN 1544-2721, Vol. 30, Nº. 2, 2026, págs. 171-187
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Different studies have asserted that tourism can contribute to peacebuilding in areas affected by armed conflict. However, it is essential to identify the role of community empowerment in this contribution, since these populations suffer from fractures in social capital and consequently experience difficulties in rebuild- ing trust, particularly in vulnerable communities that have been classified as victims of conflict. The objec- tive of this research was to identify community empowerment within tourism projects in two community councils that are victims of armed conflict in Colombia. This study employs a qualitative, multiple-case study approach in the Rincón del Mar and Badillo community councils, integrating the RETS 2.0 commu- nity tourism participation model to analyze empowerment dimensions in Afro-Colombian territories. The results indicate that both community councils exhibit strong levels of environmental, social, economic, and psychological empowerment; however, they display weaknesses in political empowerment and con- flict resolution, demonstrating a lack of participatory planning and local governance, which in one of the cases leads to the emergence of new local conflicts. Moreover, in one case tourism has developed in a mass and disorganized manner, resulting in gentrification and cultural erosion.