DERAPAGES DE L'ECOTOURISME DANS LA CONCEPTION D'ANNE VIGNA

The paper has three parts: Introduction wich has the following sub chapters: 1.1. Tourism a double faceted activity and 1.2 OMT and ecotourism. The second part, Ecotourism failures, structured on the following sub chapters: 2.1.A list of disgrace, 2.2. The archaeological site of Mirador, 2.3. Paraiso del Mar, 2.4. Micos Beach, and the last part Conclusions and Bibliography. The paper is meant to define ecotourism, especiallly its failures in Central and South America, famous tourist destinations, natural sites and lanscapes, spectacular and vergin teritories. These future destinations are becoming an easy prey for ,,human sharks", careless of natural and social environment. They hide themselves under the magic word "ecotourism"