Abstract

CHAVEZ FONSECA, Lila Galicia; ORTIZ MIRANDA, Jorge Abelardo  and  FIALLOS COBA, Marily Stefany. Proposal for the creation of an interactive museum in the city of Ambato-Ecuador. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2022, vol.14, n.6, pp. 574-585.  Epub Dec 30, 2022. ISSN 2218-3620.

Tungurahua is one of the provinces belonging to Ecuador, which currently has a rich history, culture and especially gastronomy recognized nationally; when talking about gastronomy we could mention: the llapingacho, varieties of bread such as Pinllo, we have the hens of Pinllo, among others. At a cultural level, there is the Festival of Flowers and Fruits which is celebrated during carnival days. The general objective is to diagnose the current situation of cultural values to generate a proposal for the recovery of the interactive museum of gastronomy and tourism in the city of Ambato; this is achieved through the deductive-inductive and analytical-synthetic research method and the techniques of the survey with a standardized questionnaire and interview with experts working in the area of culture and tourism in the city of Ambato. The results of the survey showed a high degree of lack of knowledge about what an interactive museum is. Respondents mentioned that 82% of them are interested in visiting interactive museums; therefore, it is of vital importance the elaboration of technical cards of the gastronomic dishes.

Keywords : Flower and Fruit Festival; cultural values, interactive museum.

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