01830nas a2200313   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260000800044653001700052653001800069653002100087653002400108653002700132653002200159653004000181653002500221653001800246653002800264653003700292653001800329100002600347700001900373245008200392856009500474490000700569520092600576022001401502       2018                            d  cjun10aagro-ecology10aagroecología10adesarrollo local10adesarrollo regional10adesarrollo sustentable10aLocal development10apatrimonios tangibles e intangibles10aRegional development10arural tourism10aSustainable development10aTangible and intangible heritage10aturismo rural1 aEdel Fresneda Camacho1 aJosé Fresneda00aAgroecología, instrumento para la gestión del turismo rural en Quintana Roo  uhttp://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0188-45572018000100007&lang=es0 v283 aTo assess how agroecology allows the integration of socio-economic activities in the rural area, addressing therefore a sustainable design for development. Methodology: published and current discussions about rural concept are addressed. From there, the definition of rural tourism is also examined. Results: An important result is the analysis about the usefulness of agroecology to engender endogenous and local development in rural areas in Quintana Roo, in which tangible and intangible heritage are integrated in current development. Limitations: A limitation of this proposal is that this design is ascribed to a specific context, thus it is replicable when similar circumstances are corroborated. Conclusions: The main conclusion refers an alternative design proposal for development, based on rural tourism but not emphasising in natural resources exclusively but instead incorporating the rural areas complexity.  a2395-9169