“The World Tourism Organization It is proposed to identify and distinguish those sites that already have a tourism development and that adopt transformative approaches in tourism,” reported an official statement from the Ministry of Tourism Argentina and clarified: “it seeks to promote and recognize those tourist destinations that are in rural environments”.
La Carolina (San Luis), Villa Traful (Neuquén), Yavi (Jujuy), Los Antiguos (Santa Cruz), Laguna Blanca (Catamarca), Gaiman (Chubut) and Tolhuin (Tierra del Fuego) are the seven destinations selected to participate in the third edition of the “Best Tourist Village”, in which the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will distinguish the best towns in the world to visit.
The Argentine sites were selected by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Nation, taking into account the parameters that will be considered relevant in the contest. In this regard, the policies related to the care of the environment, the promotion and recognition of its tourist, natural and cultural attractions, the participation and integration of the community and the economic and productive development, among other factors, are mentioned.
In the last edition, 32 towns were recognized and another 20 were selected for the consolidation program of their destinations, out of a total of 136 towns from 57 countries. On that occasion, the Chubut people of trevelin was part of that recognition. The Patagonian province will once again have the possibility of once again obtaining the distinction with gaiman as a representative site. The results will be known in December.
But the Welsh town is not the only Patagonian representative to compete. The town of Tolhuin, in Tierra del Fuegois a town surrounded by the Andean forest, in a transition zone between the Andes Mountains and the Fuegian steppe. On the other hand, the tourist town of Neuquén Villa Traful, With almost 1,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, located on the southern shore of Lake Traful, which forms the Corridor of the Seven Lakes. Finally, the Santa Cruz the ancientsthe national capital of the cherry and which has 5,300 inhabitants, proposes fishing and hiking as part of the most attractive activities.
“We are very confident that he will be selected because we know and we know how unique he is. the carolina in Argentina, including also in Latin America. It has a very, very particular style, with a strong historical and cultural identity and with very important natural and cultural resources,” he said. Luis Macagno, Secretary of Tourism of San Luisto the Telam portal and detailed: “It is the second highest town in Cuyois almost 1,700 meters high, was founded by the Marquis of Sobremonte before being Viceroy, in 1796 and was the epicenter of the gold rush in Argentina”
Each selected region has predominant characteristics. Further north, in the province of Catamarca, it’s found white lagoon, one of the biosphere reserves of the Unesco and where about 400 inhabitants live. The closing of the national payroll places I saw it already, in the middle of the highlands of Jujuy and on the border with Bolivia. Among its attractions are the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi and the House of the Marquis, the only marquisate created in the territory of the old Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
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