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In this document, the behavior of the supply, demand and preferences of tourism of young backpackers, who visit the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, are analyzed. The research is quantitative, descriptive and transversal in scope, where 196 visitors who used low-cost informal tourist services were surveyed during 2018. It was found that the majority of informal tourists are young people between 18 and 30 years old (68%), professionals, who are looking for a different, low-cost experience, preferably to travel with a group of friends, spend little money and stay in cheap places. In 95% of the cases, they choose sites that offer breakfast service and internet connection, considered a priority, and prefer to stay in places located mainly in the historic center of the city, due to their bohemian and multicultural atmosphere. It stands out that 67% of those surveyed have a university level of training. It concludes with the need for tour operators to complement the services they offer, so that they meet the expectations of backpackers visiting Cartagena de Indias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to show the characterization research and evaluation of occupational risk factors to which workers are exposed in small and medium Cartagena metalworking industry. The methodology used in the study included a descriptive analysis of the data, through the application of the techniques and tools of descriptive and inferential statistics and application of in situ structured instrument for collecting information. To develop this study took the total number of companies (16) metalworking affiliates Colombian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ACOPI). As important results highlighted in Cartagena the metalworking industry group with 25% highlights being the International Standard Industrial Classification (CIUU)289, related to the manufacture of other fabricated metal products and service activities related to metalworking. It also has that 7 of 16 employers say that the main agent to which workers are exposed is the ergonomic following chemical with 33.7% and security agents 32.95%, which result in occupational diseases, and these, in turn, decreased production efficiency in the engineering sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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