Ecoturismo e o diagnóstico dos impactos ambientais na Cascata do Salso no município de Caçapava do Sul, RS

Abstract

Once the turism is well planned, assisting the turists demandas and seeking for environment protection, it may become an fundamental factor on the development of a city or region once it facilitate the economic growth, sociocultural and ecological. The city of Caçapava do Sul – RS, located in the center of the State of Rio Grande do Sul dispose of a huge touristic potential, since in its territory it is possible to find an enormous geological variety, besides the beautiful and natural landscapes, therefore, a proper choice of local to the realization of ecotourism and a chance of straight contact with the nature. However, all the potential still not explored enough from the touristic sector. This article has the objective of identify through questionnaires, the touristic perceptions about the possible lack of infrastructure related to the tourism on the City and diagnose the ecological impact created by the anthropic activities and natural actions on the ways of access of the Salso Waterfall. An exploratory research has been developed, composed by 25 questions applied to the local community and tourists that visit the local. The results allow us to conclude that there is a disregard with the waterfall, most in what concerns to the infrastructure, what was confirmed with local visits and discontent of the interviewed public.