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The excellent performance of the tourism indicators in 2016, has contributed significantly to the development of economies and job creation in many countries manner. Agritourism is one of the most current development alternatives globally sustainable tourism products, and Ecuador becomes an avenue for the promotion of tourism at national level. This work aims to identify the potential of the center of the country for the development of agrotourism, particularly in the Tungurahua province. a survey of the main agricultural areas of the province, capabilities and infrastructure required for the development of agro-tourism as well as the perception of farmers and their willingness to develop agro-tourism in the area is performed. We show that the province has great potential for development of agro-tourism so as to contribute to regional economic development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]