Determination of the Carrying Capacity of the Beaches of the District of Mollendo, Islay, Arequipa, Peru
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It is proposed to determine the tourist carrying capacity of the beaches of the district of Mollendo in the Province of Islay Arequipa, Peru. The methodology of Cifuentes (1994) was taken as a basis, a calculation of the physical carrying capacity is made, which is then recalculated through factors to the real carrying capacity and finally the effective carrying capacity; Of the four beaches analyzed, the third Beach has the lowest effective carrying capacity with 48 vacationers, while the first Beach has the highest effective capacity with a total of 858 vacationers; on the other hand, the beach sanitary quality index is determined, determining that the first beach and the second beach reach a level of "healthy" while Catarindo and the third beach are determined as "regularly healthy".
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