The water resource in punta Colorada, an area of interest for the tourism sector in Cuba.

Abstract

The objective of the research was to evaluate the water resource as a key element in an area with high tourist potential, identified for the development of a project in the golf and marine modality, which involves punta Colorada in its first phase. Considering the distribution, dynamics and quality of the water in the surface and underground environment, the physical environment of the study area and the area of influence were characterized. Through the documentary review and the use of the Flow accumulation tools of QGIS 2.18.5 and Watershed Maps of Surfer 11, from the digital terrain model, the directions of flow and surface accumulation were identified, as well as the local basins and their order of activation. In a field campaign, 42 terrestrial water stations were sampled with the measurement of all the geophysical parameters in situ and their subsequent laboratory analysis. The results confirmed a close relationship between surface drainage-wetlands; the differentiation of the interior lagoons, according to their mineralization, and of the groundwater, according to their chemical quality. It is concluded that the possibilities of contamination, alteration of the drainage and the quality of the waters constitute negative impacts of said investment in the territory.