Dra. Karla Gabriela Avila Badilla
About me
Karla Gabriela Ávila Badilla is an academic and researcher in sustainable tourism and higher education at the National University of Costa Rica. Her work focuses on territorial tourism planning, educational innovation, and pedagogical mediation, with an emphasis on sustainable development, equity, and community engagement, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Karla Gabriela Ávila Badilla is an academic and researcher in sustainable tourism and higher education at the National University of Costa Rica. She has experience in university teaching, research, and outreach projects focused on territorial tourism planning, the design of sustainable tourism products, and educational innovation. Her work integrates pedagogical mediation, a community based approach, and sustainability, contributing to local capacity building and social impact through science and education, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Degrees:
Ávila Badilla, K. G., & Alvarado Sánchez, M. (2025). Potencial Turístico de Nandayure: Construcción Participativa de Productos con Identidad Territorial. Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar, 9(6), 729-738. https://doi.org/10.37811/cl_rcm.v9i6.20895
Ávila Badilla , K. G., & Hernández Ulate, A. (2023). Actividades lúdicas en la
educación superior: un estudio de caso de un curso de estudios generales
el campus Liberia, Universidad Nacional. Ciencia Latina Revista Cientíca
Multidisciplinar, 7(3), 7937-7949. https://doi.org/10.37811/cl_rcm.v7i3.6774
Ávila Badilla, K. G. (2017). Turismo rural comunitario: Una puerta al desarrollo comunitario en Guanacaste casos de estudio Corral de Piedra de Nicoya y Hojancha. En M. Nel-lo Andreu, C. Morera Beita, A. Font Barnet, & J. Andreu Bertran (Eds.), III Congreso COODTUR: Turismo para el desarrollo local y la conservación (pp. 104-111). Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica; Universitat Rovira i Virgili. https://www.coodtur.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Libro-de-actas-III-Congreso.pdf