Tourism in Post-Conflict Territorial development or dispossession? In the village of El Encano

This article analyzes the administrative tourism models that were developed and continue to be implemented in the township of El Encano, municipality of Pasto, department of Nari & ntilde;o, where La Laguna de la Cocha is located-the second largest body of water in Colombia-, which is recognized as a wetland of great national and international importance registered in the Ramsar Convention. These models are intended to generate territorial development. To this end, a documentary review of the tourism development plans-which seek to promote tourism in the region-, a review of different cases-an exhaustive investigation of the characterization-, examination of the territory and its inhabitants-, and a fieldwork that includes interviews and participant observation. Likewise, trends in territorial and envi-- ronmental quality are analyzed. This reflection is carried out from a political ecology perspective, which seeks to give a voice to the most vulnerable communities. From this critical approach, the social difficulties of the proposed model and its management become evident. It could be considered that the case of El Corregimiento tends to become a space of exclusion and dispossession of the territory, due to its characteristics.