Turismo y Sociedad | 2026
Authors: Lizárraga D.A.
DOI: 10.18601/01207555.n38.10
Journal: Turismo y Sociedad
Year: 2026
Publisher: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Document Type: Article
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
Cited by: 0
The study analyzes the management of commons for community-based tourism in the mountainous area of Concordia, Sinaloa, Mexico. Through a qualitative ethnometh-odological approach, four agrarian cores (two ejidos and two agrarian communities) were examined using semi-structured inter-views, focus groups, qualitative tourism inventory, and participatory social cartog-raphy. This methodological triangulation identified significant natural, cultural, and historical heritage with tourism potential, while also revealing important structural limitations. The fragility of collective action mechanisms, fragmentation of community social capital, weakening of social cohe-sion, and limited self-management capacity condition sustainable development. Addi-tionally, the influence of criminal groups affects traditional organizational dynamics. Despite these challenges, there is a positive perception of tourism among inhabitants, based on its potential to generate comple-mentary economic benefits, constituting a foundation for future interventions. © 2026, Universidad Externado de Colombia. All rights reserved.
agrarian communities; collective action; common goods; community-based tourism; ejidos