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Universidad De San Carlos De Guatemala Facultad De Arquitectura Dirección De Posgrados Y Maestrías Maestría En Diseño, Planificación Y Manejo Ambiental Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Facultad de Arquitectura Dirección de Posgrados y Maestrías Maestría en Diseño, Planificación y Manejo Ambiental Plan para la Gestión y Manejo de Visitantes en el Parque Arqueológico y Monumento Cultural Iximché Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Al conferirse el título de Maestro en Diseño, Planificación y Manejo Ambiental Guatemala, Mayo del 2017 Plan para la Gestión y Manejo de Visitantes en el Parque Arqueológico y Monumento Cultural Iximché 1 | P á g i n a Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Facultad de Arquitectura Dirección de Posgrados y Maestrías Maestría en Diseño, Planificación y Manejo Ambiental Maqueta Sitio_ 2014 Maqueta de Iximché_ Museo Actual 2012 Propuesta_ Gopes_ Parque_2014 PLAN PARA LA GESTIÓN Y MANEJO DE VISITANTES EN EL PARQUE ARQUEOLÓGICO Y MONUMENTO CULTURAL IXIMCHÉ Presentado a Junta Directiva de la Facultad de Arquitectura Por Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Al conferirse el título de Maestro en Diseño, Planificación y Manejo Ambiental Guatemala, Mayo del 2017 El autor es responsable de las doctrinas sustentadas, originalidad y contenido del Trabajo Final de Maestría, eximiendo de cualquier responsabilidad a la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad de San Carlos. Plan para la Gestión y Manejo de Visitantes en el Parque Arqueológico y Monumento Cultural Iximché 2 | P á g i n a Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Miembros de Junta Directiva Año 2017 Decano Dr. Byron Alfredo Rabe Rendón Vocal I Arq. Gloria Ruth Lara Cordón de Corea Vocal II Arq. Sergio Francisco Castillo Bonini Vocal III Arq. Marco Vinicio Barrios Contreras Vocal IV Br. Gladys Jeanharie Chacón García Vocal V Br. Carlos Rubén Subuyuj Gómez Secretario Académico Msc. Arq. Publio Alcides Rodríguez Lobos Tribunal que Practicó el Examen General Privado Decano Dr. Byron Alfredo Rabe Rendón Secretario Msc. Arq. Publio Alcides Rodríguez Lobos Asesora Msc. Arq. María Elena Molina Consultor Msc. Arq. Gustavo Mayén Córdova Consultor Msc. Arq. Manuel de Jesús Farfán Consultor Msc. Arq. Alfonso Leonardo Arzú (QEPD) Plan para la Gestión y Manejo de Visitantes en el Parque Arqueológico y Monumento Cultural Iximché 3 | P á g i n a Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar A G R A D E C I M I E N T O S A Dios, solo Él y yo, sabemos la historia de este trabajo……. Gracias Padre Celestial…. A las personas que ya no están y a las que me acompañan en cada una de las etapas de mi carrera profesional y de mí existir Plan para la Gestión y Manejo de Visitantes en el Parque Arqueológico y Monumento Cultural Iximché 4 | P á g i n a Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Índice Presentación .................................................................................................................................. 9 1. Introducción ..................................................................................................................... 10 2. Desarrollo del documento ............................................................................................... 10 3. Antecedentes ................................................................................................................... 11 4. Justificación ..................................................................................................................... 11 5. Objetivos .......................................................................................................................... 12 5.1. Objetivo general .............................................................................................................. 12 5.2. Objetivos específicos....................................................................................................... 12 6. Metodología ..................................................................................................................... 13 Fase 1. Indagatoria: (Conceptual y Diagnóstico) ....................................................................... 13 Fase 2. Demostrativa: (Análisis y Planificación) ......................................................................... 13 Fase 3. Propuesta: (Elaboración de Estrategias y Plan de Acción) ............................................ 14 Fase 4. Expositiva o Informativa .................................................................................................. 14 7. Sustentación teorica conceptutal ................................................................................... 16 Capítulo 1 . ................................................................................................................................... 19 1. Contexto General del Sitio ............................................................................................. 20 1.2. Historia del Sitio - Parque ................................................................................................ 21 1.3. Marco Legal .................................................................................................................... 22 1.4 Contexto Geografico ....................................................................................................... 25 1.5. Demografía del área del municipio de Tecpán - área del Parque .................................. 27 1.6. Tipología del Contexto y entorno del sitio y Parque ........................................................ 31 1.7. Contexto Turistico Regional ........................................................................................... 32 1.8 Contexto Ambiental ......................................................................................................... 33 Capítulo 2. .................................................................................................................................... 34 2. Análisis del área de estudio ............................................................................................ 35 2.1 Descripción arquitectonica del Parque ............................................................................ 36 2.2 Inventario de componentes arquitectonicos del Parque ................................................. 37 2.3. Usos Actuales del Parque ............................................................................................... 40 2.4. Situación Actual del Parque ............................................................................................ 41 2.5. Atractivos del Parque ...................................................................................................... 43 Plan para la Gestión y Manejo de Visitantes en el Parque Arqueológico y Monumento Cultural Iximché 5 | P á g i n a Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar Arq. Claudia Briseida Hernández Escobar 2.6. Perfil del Visitante - Usuario ............................................................................................ 44 2.7. Fortalezas, oportunidades, debilidades y amenazas del Parque - FODA ..................... 48 2.8. Análisis de Factores de Desarrollo por intensidad de Uso del Visitante ......................... 49 2.9. Analisis inicial de oferta y demanda ................................................................................ 52 2.10. Análisis de impactos ambientales y socioeconómicos dentro del Parque ...................... 54 2.11. Análisis para el monitoreo de impactos del visitante ...................................................... 55 2.12. Análisis de capacidad de acogida en el Parque ............................................................. 57 Capítulo 3 ..................................................................................................................................... 58 3. Planificación del área del Parque con enfoque a la gestión y manejo de visitantes ...... 59 3.1. Zonificación del área Protegida ....................................................................................... 60 3.2. Plan de Acción estratégico para visitantes en las zonas del Parque .............................. 61 3.3. Estrategias en el área de zona de Desarrollo o facilidades de infraestructura ............... 62 3.4. Estrategias en el área de zona de Uso Turístico moderado ........................................... 68 3.5. Estrategias en el área de Zona de Uso restringido ......................................................... 68 3.6. Cuadro síntesis y Cronograma de Plan de Acción (estrategias en la zonificación)…….69 3.7. Estrategias en el área de Zona de Uso Reserva Integral ............................................... 71 Capítulo 4 ..................................................................................................................................... 72 4. Programación y Regulación del área .............................................................................. 73 4.1. Programa de Seguridad Integral ..................................................................................... 73 4.2. Programa de interpretación, educación y formación cultural y ambiental ...................... 76 4.3. Programa de mantenimiento y adecuación de equipamiento urbano ............................. 80 4.4. Regulación del acceso, circulación y aparcamiento ....................................................... 82 4.5. Regulación de actividades patrimoniales y recreativas .................................................. 83 4.6. Regulación de actividades
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