  The Municipality of Rondon\'opolis possesses several touristic attractions
such as a great diversity of waterfalls and little beaches located in the
surroundings of the urban area, which attract tourists from various locations.
Aiming to understand how ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of water
resources in the leisure areas, as well as their potential development of
touristic activities in those places. The procedures included the use of
various techniques subsidized in remote sensing and geoprocessing tools that
allowed the analysis and spatial distribution of tourism activities of the main
leisure areas. The spatial distribution of the waterfalls and its surroundings,
we observe the biophysical characters such as: the endemic vegetation, the
cachoeiras, the waterfalls, the rocky outcrops, rivers, little beaches and
espraiados. The results showed a correct perception of respondents on existing
inter-relationships between ecotourism practices and the sustainable use of
water resources. In conclusion though, a long way must be performed in order to
prevent the economic benefits of ecotourism generate an inappropriate
exploitation of natural resources, causing environmental problems, particularly
to water resources in the surroundings.
