The ''Programa Pueblos Mágicos'' (
Spanish: weβloˈmaxiko(listen); "Magical Towns Programme") is an initiative led by
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
's Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR). The program seeks to promote tourism in a network of small and mid-sized towns that represent aspects of Ecuador's cultural heritage, and to encourage sustainable economic development in these communities. It is based on the
Mexican government's program of the same name.
The network was first established in 2019, with an inaugural class of 5 municipalities. As of 16 March 2021, there were 21 designated ''Pueblos Mágicos'', distributed among 14 of Ecuador's 24
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
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List of Current ''Pueblos Mágicos'' in Ecuador
See also
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Pueblos Mágicos (Mexico)
The Programa Pueblos Mágicos (; "Magical Towns Programme") is an initiative led by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism, with support from other federal agencies, to promote a series of towns around the country that offer visitors special experienc ...
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Pueblo Patrimonio (Colombia)
''La Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio'' ("The Tourism Network of Heritage Towns") is an initiative led by Colombia's Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture. It is administered by the Nati ...
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Pueblos Pintorescos (Guatemala)
References
External links
* https://servicios.turismo.gob.ec/pueblos-magicos
* https://www.turismo.gob.ec/?s=M%C3%A1gico
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Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...