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The present work aims at presenting a proposal of a theoretical approach for the study of the Andean Countries from a perspective that integrates both geographic as well as touristic contents. To achieve this, it will be necessary to be familiar not only with the natural processes but also with the processes of social construction and structuring of the territory from the pre-Columbian and colonial periods to the present. The expressions of these cultures represent the social product of each time in particular, and in the present --through the process of assigning value to that heritage-- the patrimonial revitalization and the construction of touristic attractiveness are developed, assigning value to the touristic use of the Andean territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]