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The study highlights the importance of tourism in the economy of the region, especially in Herrera and Los Santos. Its objective is to show how tourism activities contribute to the economic growth of these provinces and the country as a whole. Hypotheses were derived using a non-experimental cross-sectional design as the research methodology. A method that combines that will the collection of existing information, such as a literature review and a census of tourist attractions will be used. The objective is to identify the most important tourism factors that affect the economic growth of the mentioned provinces. This study used secondary sources such as statistical tables from the Ministry of Tourism, publications from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, data from the Institute of Statistics and Census and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, etc. The chosen approach was descriptive interpretation, and it was supported by documentary research methods. The purpose is to analyze the variables and their correlation between tourism products and the development of the regional GDP. That is, it is based on documentary sources: notebooks that record observations and selected characteristics, field diaries, maps, cameras, cartography, photographs, archival documents and public sources. Each section is essential to document what was observed during the research. The implementation of this study was divided into several stages: creation of a database and discussion of the results, and finally the presentation of conclusions and recommendations based on the results.