Abstract

PARDO-ROZO, Yelly Yamparli; SALDANA-FONSECA, Leonardo Alonso  and  PELAEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Marlon. Economic valuation for recreational services of the river Hacha in the Colombian amazon foothills. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2023, vol.26, n.2, e2428.  Epub Nov 22, 2023. ISSN 0123-4226.  https://doi.org/10.31910/rudca.v26.n2.2023.2428.

The Hacha river located in Florencia-Caquetá, supplies water for human consumption and provides other ecosystem services. Anthropic activities have generated pressure on this natural resource. An economic valuation was made of water quality and recreational services in the river's road corridor resorts. Four points were established along the stretch to measure physicochemical water indicators. A survey was conducted on a sample of 460 people whose analysis employed the Cost-Travel and Contingent Valuation methods. It was found that the water quality indicators do not exceed the permissible limits for primary contact. Recreation at the sites generates economic benefits for local demand: the variation in consumer surplus for a hypothetical water quality improvement project was positive. The willingness to pay (WTP) per household for an improvement in water quality amounts to $2.12 dollars per year. This implies that there is a potential for sustainable use of the ecosystem services associated with water resource recreation.

Keywords : Ecotourism; Environmental valuation; Environmental services; Freshwater ecosystems; Recreational services.

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