TY - JOUR AU - Gutiérrez Cruz, Merlyn AU - Such Devesa, María Jesús AU - Gabaldón Quiñones, Patricia T1 - La mujer emprendedora en el turismo rural: peculiaridades del caso costarricense a través de la revisión bibliográfica TI - The entrepreneurial woman in rural tourism: peculiarities of the Costa Rican case through the literature review LA - spa PY - 2020/// SP - 185 EP - 214 T2 - Cuadernos de turismo SN - 1139-7861 VL - 46 PB - Servicio de Publicaciones PP - Murcia AB - This article analyzes the phenomenon of entrepreneurial women in rural tourism in Costa Rica, framed within the Latin-American and rural entrepreneurship context. Using a systematic literature review, the profile of business-women gets defined through their motivations to start their businesses and the barriers they face. The results show the important similarities between Costa Rican rural tourism entrepreneurs and other female entrepreneurs in Latin America and the world. This study contributes to the knowledge of these entrepreneurs within the framework of rural tourism, essential for the economic development of developing countries. DO - 10.6018/TURISMO.451691 UR - https://portalcientifico.uah.es/documentos/61567cf7f4a2be562344fd6c DP - Dialnet - Portal de la Investigación ER -