Hacer frente al COVID-19 de forma solidaria: Caso de pequeños negocios turísticos de San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula, Oaxaca, México

Abstract

This article is the result of a research with a social economy approach that aimed to analyze

the way in which small family businesses in San Pedro and San Pablo Teposcolula, Oaxaca,

Mexico have faced the crisis in order to achieve their survival against the pandemic.  In the quantitative part,
a structured questionnaire was developed, which was applied to 48 businesses in 2023, the
period after the crisis; With the quantitative information, an exploratory factor analysis was
carried out and a graph showing the recovery levels of businesses at the local level and with
reference to visitors. The results, derived from qualitative and quantitative information, show
that the pandemic was faced in a community manner and businesses managed to survive
thanks to elements of a solidarity economy; However, there are low levels regarding the
influx of tourists. Therefore, community efforts must be enhanced with actions from public
policy.