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Native cultures can benefit from ecotourism. However, this can be controversial and is often dependent of the type of target culture. Some cultural groups feel that Western civilization is often invasive, threatening their beliefs, and ways of life. For example, the Indigenous people from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia feel that Westerners are invasive and avoid contact with blancos white men (Ramírez personal observation). On the other hand, other cultures are open to western thought, and feel cultural exchange is fundamental for integrating culture on a global context.
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Ramírez, F., Santana, J. (2019). Indigenous Ecotourism. In: Environmental Education and Ecotourism. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01968-6_7
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