The cultural tourist: typologies and analysis of the valuations of the destination from the case study of Cuenca-Ecuador

Cultural tourism has become one of the fastest growing modalities, assuming a development opportunity for many spaces outside of traditional "sun and beach" destinations. However, there is a limited the number of works about the typologies and valuations of these cultural tourists. In this sense, this article proposes an approach to the types and different ratings that different groups of tourists made on the city of Cuenca, in Ecuador. Based on the analysis and interpretation of the results of a survey of tourists visiting this city, this paper explores these issues.