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Higinio Guerra, president of the cetacean association of southern Tenerife, highlights the ideal conditions in the area, which allow sightings throughout the year. Go to download The World Cetacean Alliance has recognized the waters of the marine strip of the west coast of Tenerife and the coast of La Gomera as a Whale Heritage Site, a space that covers about 22 kilometers long, in the area which extends from Punta El Fraile (Teno) to Punta Salema (Rasca, Las Galletas). This recognition confirms the role played in recent years by Tenerife Tourism (TdT), is endorsed by the Whale Watching Sustainability Charter and is an initiative of the Tenerife Cetacean Association (ACEST) aimed at promoting an initiative that allows visitors learn about the marine wealth of the area. 200 copies Among the elements taken into account to grant the recognition is the existence of a resident population of pilot whales unique in the world, with about 200 specimens, which also show unique behaviors; the presence of various species of cetaceans, including several dolphins, throughout the year or part of it, and that it is also an important migratory route for these species.
The distinguished marine area, located on the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera, is the first Whale Heritage Site in all of Europe and the third in the world, after Hervey Bay (Australia) and The Bluff (South Africa), and recognizes the observation responsible and sustainable of dolphins and whales. Among the benefits for a destination of being designated as a Whale Heritage Site are WhatsApp Number List those of allowing effective marketing and promotion campaigns for the destination; increasing the number of visitors and the income of tourism providers; the sustainable management of marine and terrestrial resources, as well as the promotion of knowledge of the history, environment and cultural identity of the site. World Cetacean Alliance The World Cetacean Alliance is an international organization based in the United Kingdom, the most prominent in the world in marine protection, which has a hundred partners, including NGOs, companies, lawyers and artists committed to the mission of protecting the oceans and communities that depend on them.
A virtual exhibition allows you to learn about the site of La Fortaleza de Santa Lucía We spoke to Marco Moreno Benítez, director of Tibicena Archeology and Heritage, about this project funded with funds from the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Canary Government. Go to download The Santa Lucía Fortress has made its funds available to the public thanks to a digitization initiative that has been financed by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Government of the Canary Islands. Marco Moreno Benítez, director of Tibicena Heritage and Archeology, details the different elements that can be accessed through the websitewww.lafortaleza.es. The framework is a kind of rectangular room with display cases, a virtual space that has no correlation today, and through it you can access eleven other spaces that show the contents of the site. Lorenzo points out that, during the first months of the pandemic, they had to stop the excavation and resume it some time later and hopes that this year a new campaign will be carried out and the contest will be published. He points out that the extension of the space allows us to work with the security required by the measures against covid-19.
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