Geotourism Potential and Challenges of the Coastal Region Around Santa Marta (Colombia)

A Novel Strategy for Socioeconomic Development

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5860438
AutoresCarlos Alberto Ríos-Reyes (0000-0002-3508-0771, Industrial University of Santander), Dino Carmelo Manco-Jaraba (0000-0001-8506-094X, University of La Guajira), Oscar Mauricio Castellanos-Alarcón (0000-0003-0620-0540, University of Pamplona)
Ano2021
Volume30
Fascículo1
Páginas106-124
Data de publicação2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCuadernos de Geografía Revista Colombiana de Geografía (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0121-215X • E-ISSN: 2256-5442
EditoraUniversidad Nacional de Colombia (PUBLISHER • CO)
DOI10.15446/rcdg.v30n1.81239
OpenAlexW3130745954
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas6

This research article refers to the coastal region around Santa Marta (Colombia), showing a valuable geodiversity from a coastal geomorphology point of view, with great scientific importance for the study of coastal landscapes and attractive for the development of geotourism. The landscape value of the coastal regions of the Colombian Caribbean, in particular of the coastal region around Santa Marta, should be globally recognized to improve and protect its aesthetic and environmental value through geoeducation and geotourism activities that contribute to its geoconservation, motivating efficient management that outlines guidelines that promote the development of appropriate tourist infrastructure, centers of scientific interpretation, dissemination and educational materials, active exchange with geoparks, continuous improvement, and participation of local communities

Archaeology · Biodiversity · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geodiversity · Geography · Geopark · Geotourism · Tourism · World heritage · Ecology · Environmental Science · Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation