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MORALES-ZARATE, María Verónica; ALMENDAREZ HERNANDEZ, Marco Antonio; SANCHEZ BRITO, Ismael  e  SALINAS-ZAVALA, César Augusto. Economic valuation of recreational beach ecosystem service at Los Cabos, Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico: An application of Travel Cost Method. El periplo sustentable [online]. 2019, n.36, pp.447-469. ISSN 1870-9036.

In Baja California Sur, the biggest economic spill comes from the tourism sector, particularly from the offered in Los Cabos. Despite the fact that the recreational beach ecosystem service is one of the most conspicuous in the system, to date, there are no studies related to the valuation of this service as well as the segment of population that allows estimating the consumer surplus (CS). The present study considered the methods of revealed preferences (Travel Cost) applied to the visitors and calculated the (CS) of Los Cabos beach recreation as a tourist destination. A closed face-to-face bilingual survey was applied to tourists who stayed in hotels with three, four and five star categories in the towns of San José del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas and el Corredor Turístico de Los Cabos. The sample obtained was 139 surveys. A recreational demand function was estimated with the econometric treatment of a Poisson model and revealed a CS result of USD $ 588.24 per day on average and per stay per visitor was calculated in USD $ 4,941.22 with an average of 8.4 days. This was estimated at USD $ 588.24 per day on average and per stay per visitor was estimated at USD $ 4,941.22 with an average of 8.4 days. Since Los Cabos created as a development pole has worked for the diversification of other tourist products, such as nearby localities, protected natural areas, "magic towns", sport fishing, diving. The implementation of public policies aligned to the sustainability of recreational services in the different zones will allow channeling economic benefits and impact in the social, economic and environmental spheres of local communities.

Palavras-chave : 1. Consumer surplus; 2. Travel cost method; 3. Revealed preference method; 4. Recreational services; 5. Cabo San Lucas.

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