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CORAZÓN
DEL BOSQUE (HEART
OF THE FOREST)
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| COMMUNITY
TOURISM : |
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The
community tourism project, "Corazón del Bosque"
also known as "Uk´ ux K´achelaj," in
the native tongue of the region (K´iche´), was
inagurated in November of 2002 as an ecological park that
offes the following services: a restaurant with its menu featuring
traditional Guatemalan dishes, rustic cabins in the woods,
Mayan saunas, hiking trails, a playground for children and
a Mayan ceremonial site.
Corazón
del Bosque defines is objectives and goals as the following:
- To
maintain a project that benefits our community by promoting
equal participation among its inhabitants, sustainable
management of our rich natural resources, along with an
effort to conserve and preserve our Mayan K´iche´culture.
- Promote
sustainable forestry by taking care of our region´s
flora and fauna (located at the highest point of Lake
Atitlan´s protected area), in order to mitigate
the deforestation that has been damaging Guatemala´s
environment.
- Iniciate
environmental awareness through responsible actions and
environmental education.
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| ECOTOURSIM: |
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Here
at "Corazón del Bosque," we put into practice
the definition of ecotourism expounded by The World Conservation
Union, which states:
Ecotourism
is environmentally responsible tavel and visitation to relatively
undisturbed natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate
nature (and any accompanying cultural features- both past
and present) that promotes conservation, has lower visitor
impact and provides for beneficially active socio-economic
involvment of local populations.
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