Geotourism and natural and cultural heritage: contributions for the creation of a geopark in Campo de Cielo (Argentina).
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Geoparks, as an instrument of geoconservation and socioeconomic development, have multiplied in the world in recent decades. Their organization seeks to integrate strategies that allow the use of local resources without affecting their future exploitation, involving the local community in their preservation and use. This brief essay analyzes some characteristics and conditions existing at the site called Campo del Cielo, located in northeastern Argentina, which was the scene of one of the largest meteorite showers ever to have occurred on the planet, leaving an extraordinary natural record. n addition, there is the link between this phenomenon and the cultures of native peoples. This natural and cultural heritage must be protected from looting and can be revalued within the framework of geotourism development. To achieve this, one possibility is through the creation of a geopark that establishes the foundations and allows the delineation of future strategies.
Keywords: Geopark; Chaco; Geotourism; Natural heritage; Cultural heritage. Conservation.
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