Tourist Project: Tarmatambo

In this opportunity we are going to present the advantages and disadvantages that we have found in Tarmatambo, most of them are  problems to develop our touristic project which consists on putting the Archeological Complex of Tarmatambo into value.

We have found a great deal of problems because this is a place with lack of conservation and security among other things.

ACTUAL SITUATION

Tourist Attractions:

1. Deterioration of Cultural Heritage of Tarma.
2. Overcrowding in high season, causing some accidents, there is no control capacity of the place.
3. Lack of maintenance and cleaning of Archaeological Complex of Tarmatambo.
4. No conservation plans for the attractive. 

5. Lack of signs in good condition in Archaeological Complex of Tarmatambo.

     Touristic Plant/Infrastructure and Access:

1.  Saturation of the lodging establishments resulting in high season conditioning as lodging house residents.
2. Lack of trained personnel for service in restaurants.
3. Inadequate complementary tourist services (recreation centers, faucets, and mechanical assistance service and currency exchange in Tarma).
4. Skyrocketing prices of tourist services during the season, mainly transport and accommodation rates.
5. Evidence of some degree of dissatisfaction with services.
6. Lack of cleaning and conservation of the trekking route (access) to the Complex.
7. Deficiency in basic sanitation.

       Others:

1.      Lack of immediate response to reports of attractions in poor conditions. If they do only work on the appeal when requested and not permanently.
2. Lack of commitment by public entities, provincial municipality and the main office of Tourism.
3. Reduced flow of incoming tourism
4. Little awareness of cultural and tourist population Tarmatambo.

5. Weak coordination with related institutions (MINCETUR-PROMPERU etc.)
6. Poor promotion of the development of tourism projects.
7. Lack of ongoing training tour of the population.

ACTIONS TO DO

1.    Preparation of plans for zone conservation of tourism resources.
2. Develop a cleaning program of the trekking route.
3. Coordinate with the tourist office the implementation of new signs in the archeological centre.
4. Footpaths to enable.
5. Create a vehicular relief center.
6. Portable toilets to the tourist attraction.
7. Periodic training for tour operators, guides and the local people in order to improve the tourist service.
8. Locate public phone every few kilometers in the
9. Creation of a tourism training center for the local people.
10. Make agreements with Promperu and The Ministry of Culture to promote the investigation and conservation of the place. Also to increase the number of visits.

ADVANTAGES

1.    Tourists mostly come from Lima, so we can focus our work in that sector.
2. We can improve the quality of life of local people.
3. The project will promote the job creation and it will be benefit the young people.
4. Give a better service in high season: Easter and Independence Day.
5. Improve the basic resources such as water, electricity, sewage, telephone and internet.
6. Promote the collaboration of all the actors: formal lodging centers, restaurants, travel agencies and night clubs, colleges and population.
7. There is a tourist office next to the Municipality and provides information only on weekdays.
8. Create tourism awareness in local people.
9. Make stronger local identity.

DISADVANTAGES

1. Huge number of visits without control.
2. Opposition from the population.
3. Increase of the prices in the tourist services.
4. Migration from other towns.