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Parabéns Prof. Liccardo!
Este projeto de desenvolvimento do geoturismo na cidade de Tibagi-Pr é muito interessante. Ele fortalece nos habitantes desta cidade e do todo o estado do Paraná um sentimento muito forte de cidadania, pois mostra à população um bem natural que, embora esteja presente no seu cotidiano, nunca ninguém havia notado o quanto é importante e valoroso. E mostra a eles também como utilizar estes bens para melhorar sua renda e, sobretudo, os ensina a importância de preservar tais riquezas.
Does the project include any method in order to measure the improviments on local tourism and the effects on Tibagi inhabitants?
Hello Thiago
This is a very good question! How to know if we are in the right way? Well...untill the moment no special method was applied to measure the results. But as Tibagi town is a small place (into the town about 5.000 inhabitants)we believe is possible "to feel" the changements. If we prepare all the elementary and secondary school teachers, we use many media to difuse the informations and we leave panels, folders and other press material, we trust (this is the expression untill now)the changes beginning. Of course, local radio diffusion, local newspaper and maximum visibility were used.
At least, your question is a very good suggestion. We must to create a special mechanism to measure the results, even to optimize the actions.
Thank you so much and we gain the opportunity to invite you to send us more oppinions at any time.
Antonio Liccardo
Apesar de existirem divergências quanto à união harmoniosa entre geoturismo e geoconservação, considero que para preservar um bem natural de significativa relevância, primeiramente, é necessário conscientizar e, simultaneamente, mostrar às populações possibilidades de ampliar a renda - incrementando, por exemplo, a economia de um dado município - fazendo uso correto de tal bem natural. Evidentemente, diversas maneiras de uso racional de um bem natural, que proporcionem retorno econômico,são possíveis. Dentre essas, pode-se citar: a utilização da imagem do bem (monumento) natural como "propaganda" para a região onde este se localiza. Outra maneira, seria - com o devido apóio de pessoal técnico especializado - treinar e educar a população residente no entorno do monumento para que tracem planos com fins turísticos, visando atrair visitantes à região em questão. Tal plano englobaria: treinamento de guias turísticos, análise de métodos eficazes de conservação do monumento, ampliação das redes comerciais interessadas (como hotéis e restaurantes). Inserindo-se na segunda opção mencionada, o projeto de Geoturismo no Rio Tibagi, inicia um importante trabalho de educação para a preservação do patrimônio natural e, mais do que isso, gera perspectivas econômicas positivas para as populações envolvidas. Desse modo, há uma interação harmoniosa entre conservação e exploração econômica: exemplo que deve ser seguido - evidentemente, quando uma análise prévia de possibilidades assim permita -, pois atualmente, no Brasil, vê-se um crescente interesse no geoturismo; e para o progresso de tal área, necessita-se de bons exemplos. Entretanto, gostaria de perguntar aos autores do projeto - e ao mesmo tempo me questiono sobre a possibilidade -, se consideram que seria possível utilizar o geoturismo como substancial fonte de renda para municípios que possuam problemas para a geração de empregos e renda? Existem exemplos atuais?
Hi Fabio
We agree with you in all suggestions. You know the tourism economy is highly complex and full of subtlenesses. We believe we can be helpful in the generation of products. The main product we can "sell" in tourism industry is information with pleasure. So, of course we depend of local infra-structure, but we can begin the process offering a new approach to touristic places. You can visit a beautiful place only to enjoy the view, but we're sure that geoinformations offered in a fascinating way can improve the touristic value of this place. And into the geotourism concept this simple action will help even the conservation of the place.
Well..you ask us about the possibility to turn geotourism as substantial source of jobs and money. Our answer is YES!! We really believe in that idea. I don't know other examples, but Tibagi begins to believe in geotourism. First results point very good reception of this concept by tourists and local population.
This is the first step... there is a hard work to do still.
Thanks for the comment and feel free to write us more times.
Antonio
Congratulations for this stimulant project, wich is going to associate the propagation fo environmental knowledge, the patrimony´s conservation and the economic, cultural and social development. The application of this kind of idea is very important on the communities that must keep under lock and key this geologic treasure, wich are not presently valorizated in Brazil because of the absence of conscience and knowledge. Congratulations!
Hi Yasmin
Thanks about your words. The knowledge become conscience when we speak about environment. Many factors contribute to conscience development, among them cultural and economic conditions. We believe this project touch these points and, even if small, may came true big changes. Geographic/geologic knowledge presents as positive point also the development of pride about the territory and environment. Thank you again and, please, feel free to write us at any time.
Antonio Liccardo
Congratulations for its work Mr. Liccardo.
We are with you.
Hi Alberto
Thank you very much, but is not my merit. The results were caused by local people involvement and Mineropar agency's strategy. So, many people are responsible for the consequences (positive ones I hope!). Please feel free to write us more times.
Antonio
I found them very informative, and as a tourist to the region, it adds value to the place. The panels are very big and easy to read. The plastic base used to print the panels are very strong and that will ensure it will withstand the weather for a long time.
Good to see them growing in numbers, and hopefully, in time to come, local people (not just tourists) will appreciate them even more.
Hello Tingsern.
Thank you for participate in our discussion. We found very interesting and curious your point-of-view about the phisical features of panels. Well... we have learned a lot of details each panel installed. In general we try to idealize the panel with maximum harmony into the touristic place, using correct materials considering constraints as visibility, aesthetic, language and even translation portuguese/english. Another strategy is the insertion of data from other places around, connecting the visitors to other panels. That's why we must to install more panels. The "cluster" of panels presents an optimized action, much better than a single one.
Be sure local people has appreciated the geotourism informations. They are very proud to know it and tell visitors about "special" geography/geology of their territory and many of them see this project as an opportunity to change the life.
Please send us more oppinions when you want and thank you again.
Antonio
Gostaria de sugerir que a idéia de promover o conhecimento e a valorização geológica de áreas naturais,a exemplo do trabalho desenvolvido na região de Tibagi, fosse levada aos institutos brasileiros responsáveis pela gestão de unidades de conservação. Por conhecer os mecanismos vigentes nessas instituições, acredito que a aceitação seria bem vinda, uma vez que pouco ou quase nada é devidamente divulgado a esse respeito.Quando me refiro à divulgação, estou sobretudo considerando a inserção da população local (em algumas categorias de unidades) e de entorno.
Lembremos ainda, que muitos dos serviços ambientais importantes proporcionados por áreas protegidas, estão diretamente subordinados à conformação geológica local.
Hi Katia
Your suggestion is very plausible, because in theory is easy to apply. I agree the insersion of local people in nature conservation units is absolutely necessary. Geologic/geographic knowledge is the basis to all projects that involve environment and, of course, the offer of this kind of data will upgrade the attraction in these units. An idea like yours must to be presented to main manager environment institutions, because I believe individual units cannot implant it alone.
Well...your idea is very interesting, we thank you very much and you welcome to participate in this discussion at any time.
Best regards
Antonio
Gostei muito do trabalho de vocês, pois além de estimular o turismo e a cultura do local, no caso Tibagi, o fato de melhorar a auto-estima da população e a economia faz toda a diferença do mundo.
A divulgação e a mídia são extremamente importantes para a continuidade destas idéias, pois incentivam outras comunidades a adotar este tipo de estratégia.
Parabéns pelo trabalho de vocês e que sirva de modelo para mais idéias deste tipo.
Marlene
Hello Marlene
Thank you for your kind words. We're happy to know you like our proposition and you find media strategy important to this project. In fact, we participate in this competition mainly to difuse our actions and also to show that small actions can be strongly multiplied with divulgation. Indeed, we hope this example must be a model to other places.
Please, feel free to write us more times.
Antonio
A relevância do trabalho está em apresentar para o público leigo as belezas e significado de arcabouços geológicos com rara beleza cênica como fonte de conhecimento sobre estágios da evolução do planeta e a necessidade de preservação do meio ambiente numa época em que a concientização sobre os bens naturais é indispensável para garantir a sobrevivência das novas gerações. Parabés pelo excelente trabalho.
Hello Mr Cava.
As geologist I must to agree with you about the importance of geologic knowledge to environment management. Sometimes we can not only provide technical knowledges to beautiful landscapes, but also to use geologic/geographic data to create new attractions for tourism. Thank you for your words and feel free to write us when you want. Geological comments are highly welcoming.
Antonio Liccardo
Parabéns Antônio, sempre belíssimas suas fotos.
Acredito que teu trabalho possa incentivar o turismo e disseminar as belezas naturais de nosso Estado tendo em vista o aproveitamento econômico e a preservação ambiental.
Thank you Marcos. I agree with you when you speak about to show natural resources to incentivate tourism. Of course we try to take beautiful pictures, because is easier to teach knowledge if the photo is nice. All of conscience's wakeness about environment can be used to economic/social purposes.
Please we gain the opportunity to invite you to write more times when you want.
Antonio
Primeiramente, gostaría de agradecer a oportunidade de participar dessa eleição e também de agradecer ao Antônio por ter escolhido o municipío de Tibagi para realizar essa pesquisa. O geoturismo é um fator que vêm para agregar valores ao setor turístico da região!
O estudo das diversas áreas relacionadas com geoturismo como, por exemplo, a GEMOLOGIA, que faz parte da nossa história é altamente enriquecedor culturalmente!
PARABÉNS AO ANTONIO POR SUA INICIATIVA E PARABÉNS A MINEROPAR POR TER EM SEU QUADRO UM PROFISSIONAL COMO ANTONIO LICCARDO.
Hello Luana. First of all is very important to say this is not my project, but a complex of actions managed by Mineropar Agency. Two people work directly on this case: Gil Piekarz, the responsible of geotourism development in Paraná and I, Antonio. Thank you for your kind words and the gemmology is a very good point you've touching. Tibagi town is traditional producer of diamonds, since 1754, and all the mining culture cumulated is offered now as touristic attraction. We believe this culture is also important to improve environment conscience. Thank you again
Antonio Liccardo
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This project is quite interesting for local community and for tourists, as far as for the academic community too, because it has a criative form to comunicate geological/ geographical aspects in an interatively way. The project is able to communicates scientific information that, as a matter of fact, is dificult to understand. In such a way this project estimulates layman people curiosity and helps people to appreciate better the surroundings they are visiting or in which they live, and develop a positive attitude to conservation.
Leticia Nitsche - UFPR professor - Turismo - Curitiba/PR/Brazil
Hello Leticia
Your comments as tourism teacher are very important for us, because we are technicians and sometimes we use feeling to decide actions that involves tourism data. You're sure about communication forms we've used. Our main effort is the semiotic translation, i.e. to turn comprehensive technical language and, more than this, try to turn fascinating. It's really not easy at all and we think we have improved at each case. We cannot lose the visitor's curiosity. Sometimes is better to sacrifice a part of the teory and priorize the practical features.
We understand we have two roles at same time. One we must to keep the fascination and two, we must to give knowledge enough to the visitor. It's challenger but the results are pretty satisfactory.
Thank you so much for the comments and, please, feel free to write more and, please, tell your colleagues about this project inviting them to send us their oppinions. Ideas from tourism in university are specially welcome.
Antonio Liccardo
em primeiro lugar gostaria de parabenizar um dos grandes mentores desse projeto o srº Antonio Liccardo, pelo belo trabalho realizado no municipio de Tibagi. Com certeza esse projeto é um grande salto para o geoturismo em Tibagi, que claro ja possui um grande potencial na área turistica. O projeto veio reafirmar a importância do Geoturismo, principalmente na região que é rica em belezas naturais. Parabéns Tibagi e aos mentores do prjeto geoturismo.
Hello Lili
Thank you for your kind words, but I must to say this project is fruit of many efforts, from Tibagi people, MINEROPAR agency and mainly Mr.Gil Piekarz, the responsible of geotourism development in Paraná. We work togheter since 2005 and Tibagi project is only a small part of a great strategy. We hope you're right when you say this project will be a big change for tourism purposes.
Thank you again.
Antonio
Fico feliz em saber que nosso estado está sendo projetado lá fora mostrando todo o potencial que temos e, em se tratando desta região em particular, já passou da hora de alguém levantar a bandeira e se criar um plano estratégico de preservação e desenvolvimento do ecoturismo visto que, a região é maravilhosa e, a meu ver, ainda está longe de um veradeiro aproveitamento turístico. Claro, sempre respeitando o meio ambiente e a cultura local. Espero também que com isso sejam criados oportunidades de trabalho, educação e um maior desenvolvimento em tecnologias a população local fazendo com que não só a região cresça financeiramente mas também contribua para o desenvolvimento social o que certamente trará mais dignidade aos moradores de toda a região. Desejo sorte ao Sr.Antonio Liccardo. Congratulations !!!
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Rosendo Nogueira Neto
Hello Rosendo.
Thank you for your words. This work is really long and not fast. But we think is necessary to begin and this step is ready. MINEROPAR's strategy began 2 years ago in Tibagi and we elect this town to be a prototype in this first stage. All the results present high reproductivity to other places and we believe visibility and marketing is necessary now to enhance the idea.
We hope supply your expects to the region, at least with the actions within our reach.
Best regards
Antonio
Importante segmento da geologia e que merece ser melhor explorado pelos pesquisadores da área. Um maior conhecimento do assunto levará as pessoas a conhecerem melhor e se interessarem pela geologia. O tema geologia é fascinante e com certeza essa mescla com a parte turística tem muito a crescer no Brasil. Boa sorte aos autores do projeto,
Rubens Nadalin
Hello Nadalin
Your point-of-view is interesting because you touch in beauty of geolgy as knowledge. Of course more people will be interest in geology and, if you think about new generations, there is a great potential to attract more future geologists among the visitors and population. This part of tourism or part of geology has showed a strong development in last years in Brazil and is very promiser to next times. We will gain this opportunity to invite you to write us more times if you want. Thank you
Antonio
Congratulations for the beautiful work. I think the important point of your project is the strong possible to improve the local economy, in terms of jobs and new possibilities to generate local projects. I believe if you are able to enhance this point you have planted the main seeds. Good luck in future.
Nelson
Thank you Nelson. We really tried all the time to keep this point as target. The time of implementation is fundamental for many cases. But we cannot forget that when we speak about culture is not easy make changes so fast. If we offer a real possibility of make money with environment and social conscience, I think the assimilation is faster. We sincerely hope in Tibagi many people begin new enterprises around geotourism possibilities.Please, feel free to send us more comments.
Antonio
I believe that the geoturism in Brazil is in the beginning of a reality which enormous potential for the sustainable development of many regions in the country. Regional initiatives like the Tibagi’s project must be seen as a first priority to contribute for the success of geoturism in Brazil as a whole. The geologist/photographer Antonio Liccardo and MINEROPAR are bridging the gap between geology and turism in Paraná, with a proposal that is environmental and cultural responsible, committed to conserving resources and respecting local sensibilities. This is the start for a comprehensive geoturism culture in Brazil.
Thanks Romano.
Geotourism culture is an important point to discuss. If we think in Brazil's size and enormous geodiversity, the geotourism culture is a question of identity. People live on geographic/geological context and to explore this knowledge is more than simple tourism, is a way to develop education and pride of residents. Thank you for comments and please, feel free to write us when you want.
Antonio
Congratulations for the city of Tibagi to be hosting such important project. I hope the local population be able to enjoy this amazing opportunity to increase and improve the quality of tourism in the region.
My especial regards to Prof. Liccardo and Mineropar for being taking the name of TIBAGI all over the world.
Fabiana Guedes
www.fabianaguedes.com
Photographer/ writer/ colunist
Hello Fabiana.
Thanks about your words. We are specially happy whith photographers comments, that's because their point of view are always accurated. The photography has a special role in our project. Our challenge is to show with beauty and knowledge commom landscapes. Even if not the case in Tibagi, we think photos can show different context in usual views and its reflect the geotourism idea very strongly.
As you are photographer I would like to gain this opportunity to invite you to know the photo exposition Geotourism in Tibagi, showed in "Casa da Cultura" of Tibagi, until april 28 or in presented in website www.geotourismbrazil.com.
Thank you again and you're always welcome to give some comments or oppinions.
Antonio Liccardo
Este projeto tem como essência a valorização do Patrimônio Geológico a ser utilizado pelo turismo. Trouxe importantes resultados na área da educação, cultura, preservação - partindo do conceito quem conhece cuida - na contribuição para o aumento da auto estima da sociedade local (com a valorização de seu patrimônio natural) e por fim com a contribuição ao incremento de emprego e renda, com a abertura de novos Produtos Turísticos. Espera-se que sirva de modelo para aplicação em outros municípios.
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Gil F Piekarz
Hello Gil
I found interesting in your words the expression "who knows something take care about it", and I tried a free translation by english. I agree with you that if people know about their nature, they will take care of natural heritage. This is the soul of our proposition. Thank you to remember us!
Antonio
Hi Liccardo,
Sometimes we live in a region and don´t know enough to give this place the importance it really has to the environment and to ourselfs.
Tibagi, besides its historical heritage is a beautifull place for a project on Geotourism both by its nature and its geological structure.
Congratulations for your initiative.
Good luck
Paulo Delavigne
photographer
Hi Paulo. Thank you about your comment. Your vision is specially important for us, because I know you know the place with photographer eyes.
I believe we're able, in this project, to show geology/geography beauty in the photos. This is a conceptual difference, because amplify the power of pictures and capability of people to learn about.
Best wishes
Antonio
Trabalho muito interessante e importante para o desenvolvimento do turismo no Paraná e da região. Parabéns
Thank you very much!
Tendo em vista o ineditismo do projeto de Geoturismo no Estado do Paraná, o município de Tibagi conseguirá, com certeza, ampliar o leque de opções na área turística, agregando conhecimento aos atrativos e, com isso, desenvolvendo o turismo técnico-científico, através da criação de um roteiro que atenderá os estudantes e pesquisadores, visitação que reduzirá a sazonalidade neste local. Parabéns pelo belo trabalho!
Hello Juliana
Thanks for write. When you speak in visiting seasons in tourism, of course he have summer and vacations as the mein period for tourism in all the Brazil. I believe that geotourism is a strong tool to minimize the impact of seasonality, because even in low seasons the knowledge is presented to another kind of visitor. Business people, professional voyagers or even school excursions will enjoy the contents offered in panels, folders, photo expositions and visiting the main points. As you say, this project can help strongly to reduce the dependence of season tourism in the place.
Thanks again, please feel free to write more when you want.
Antonio Liccardo
Congratulations for the project. Providing knowledge is a good way to begin changing lives but if you join knowledge and work... this is the formula of sustainable development- THE BEST way to change lives.
Once more, congratulations!!!
Hello Cristina
Thanks for your comment. That's exactly the idea we believe. Provide knowledge... always. Not only in tourism but in all sectors this is the key for changements. We are happy with your words because is good to know more people think the same.
Thank you again and feel free to write more times.
Best wishes
Antonio Liccardo
Tibagi diamond of Paraná.
A cidade de Tibagi localizada no Segundo Planalto paranaense, possui características notáveis de paisagens e cultura. O município possui uma grande variedade litológica influenciada por estruturas tectônicas, que possibilitam a formação de feições geomorfológicas distintas de grande interesse turístico. Suas cachoeiras, canyons, escarpas, marmitas, morros testemunhos,juntamente com a vegetação de campo, cerrado e mata ombrófila mista se tornam um convite a interpretação da natureza. Sua colonização pode contar com nomes ilustres de aventureiros e estudiosos como Cabeza de Vaca e Saint Hilaire. Pessoas que não apenas compõe a história local, mas a do Brasil. Tibagi retrata o conflito de um Paraná que primeiramente era Espanhol depois passou a ser Português.
Sua geologia aguça a busca incessante, por ouro e diamante.
E continua ainda a encantando e indagando turistas e visitantes. Tibagi já foi mar, teve lava, presenciou geleiras, tem campo, cerrado, araucária, tem índio, garimpeiro, sesmeiro, tropeiro e imigrante. Tibagi tem História e tem geologia. Tudo isso merece ser contado e divulgado. Para que a sociedade valorize cada vez mais sua cultura. Tibagi é o retrato de 300 anos de Brasil, é o diamante do Paraná. Parabéns a MINEROPAR e todos os pesquisadores que estão auxiliando a lapidar e dar mais brilho ao município.
Hello Karin.
You had been remember an important view to the success of this project. Rescue the local history show us the total interaction of human ocupation in Paraná and its geology/geography. The small Tibagi was an important place to paleolithic and neolithic cultures, evidenced by rupestrian paints; to spanish conquerors, first european arrived there, evidenced by old maps and old routes; to first portuguese settlers looking for gold and diamond; very important to first nature scientists coming in XIXth century, by they records; and finally important in this age because its revolutionary acceptation of this new way for tourism economy.
Your comment shows the close relationship between nature and history. Thanks a lot.
Antonio Liccardo
Very interesting article, this area of southern Brazil has not only fantastic natural attractions including many geosites but also the privilege of easy access to the southeast of Brazil which is the main industrialized and developed region in the country.
By installing panels in the region, Mineropar is promoting geotourism as well as educating the local residents.In my opinion, the panels are vital for the local community as they are helping people to gain more information and consequently change their attitude towards tourism.
Congratulations for those involved in the project and hopefully the town of Tibagi will see a geotourism boom in a near future.
Thanks Alex for your words. You touch in a very important point for tourism: the logistic. Yes, Tibagi town is into the more developed part of Brazil, but social problems are incredibles. In this zone the agriculture is fantastic but almost totally mechanized and people have no jobs! The tourism way in development is the best option as job offering, but also to develop the environment conscience. Don't forget the great impact of agriculture on environment, and tourism activities, specially geotourism as we presented, have power to change the culture about environment's uses. We think in practical actions to tourism, but with this paradigma: original environment is better to business.
Ok... feel free to send us more comments.
Thank you again.
Antonio Liccardo