Rating infrastructure religious buildings for accessible tourism in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

Los turismos religioso y accesible han promovido conciencia social, aprendizaje y salud en todos sus aspectos, y han generado una considerable derrama económica debido al desplazamiento masivo de sus practicantes. No obstante, el turismo accesible ha encontrado una serie de obstáculos arquitectónicos para acceder a los templos. Por tal razón, fueron valorados antropométricamente los edificios religiosos de Villahermosa, Tabasco, México, para determinar si su infraestructura es incluyente con este tipo de turistas. Se caracterizaron los templos, se entrevistaron informantes clave y se diseñó una matriz de evaluación considerando los trece criterios antropométricos de Gutiérrez y Buenfil (2005). El resultado fue que los siete templos valorados cumplen de manera parcial con los requisitos de accesibilidad, esto significa que las necesidades de los turistas no fueron consideradas apropiadamente. Es pertinente aplicar la normatividad para la adecuación de la infraestructura y equipamiento no sólo de este tipo de edificios sino para cualquiera.In all kind of ways, religious and accessible tourisms have promoted social awareness, learning and health and have generated considerable economic earning due to massive displacement of people who practice them. However, accessible tourists have found a series of architectural obstacles to access temples. Because of that, religious buildings in Villahermosa, Tabasco, México were anthropometrically valued to determine whether the infrastructure was eligible for this kind of visitor. The temples were characterized, key informants were interviewed and an evaluation matrix was designed based on Gutierrez and Buenfil (2005) thirteen anthropometric criteria values. The results showed that seven valued temples partially met the accessibility requirements; this means needs had tourists were not appropriately considered. Therefore, it is also necessary to apply suitability standards for infrastructure and equipment not only this sort of building but for some others