English abstract
Heritage routes are recognized spaces world-wide because they are established on sites of historical, cultural and natural values that communicate one to another based on an important activity developed through time, from diverse interchanges of knowledge, traditions, worldviews, religions and commerce. However, the official creation of these routes has left aside the contributions and vitality that offer host communities who are those that should benefit from the results that are obtained from tourist activity. Therefore, it is necessary to identify those spaces that are bordering the routes that have certain category of protection (such as natural protected areas and peasant rural areas) as well as common attributes that must be considered to compare the viability of a route to consider itself as heritage, such as: historical identity, the diversity of conservation spaces, the manifestation of intangible expressions, the diversity of social constructions, the continuous development of the communities, the obtained benefits and, of particular way, the legal framework and public policy that should be recognized by government authorities in order to remain on time and not just as a short administrative period.
