There are many areas of high geological relevance in South America receiving visitors every year. However, most of these sites have not exploited their geotourism potential yet. This paper shows a comparison of the tourism management models of two geosites: Marcahuasi Stone Forest (MSF), in Peru, and Vila Velha State Park (VVSP), in Brazil. The aim of this work is to find out if the models applied in each area foster the socioeconomic development of the local population and conservation of geological heritage. Management structure, public actions, and the relationships between the stakeholders were observed and analyzed utilizing mixed data collection techniques and comparative analysis, finding out positive and negative aspects. Results show that MSF is managed exclusively by the local community and has not properly developed tourism because of a lack of planning and professional training. In VVSP, despite having a management plan and professionally prepared team, there is still a decoupling between the goal of conservation and social responsibility. In general, geoconservation is found not to be driving both forms of tourism management, and there is a lack of contribution to local socioeconomic development, mainly due to political reasons.

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南美地质地区的旅游管理：秘鲁和巴西的两个案例比较

南美每年都有许多具有高度地质意义的地区接待游客。但是，大多数这些站点尚未开发其地质旅游潜力。本文比较了两个地理位置的旅游管理模型：秘鲁的马卡瓦西石林（MSF）和巴西的维拉维拉州立公园（VVSP）。这项工作的目的是查明在每个地区使用的模型是否促进了当地人口的社会经济发展和地质遗产的保护。利用混合数据收集技术和比较分析，观察和分析了管理结构，公共行动以及利益相关者之间的关系，找出了积极和消极的方面。结果表明，无国界医生完全由当地社区管理，由于缺乏规划和专业培训，没有适当发展旅游业。在VVSP中，尽管有管理计划和专业的团队，但保护目标与社会责任之间仍然存在脱节。一般而言，人们发现，地质保护并不能推动两种形式的旅游业管理，并且主要由于政治原因，对当地的社会经济发展缺乏贡献。