Today I am going to tell you cómo is the great management of the National Parks in the brother país de Colombia, an example to follow and replicate in our países.
when I travel, I like to be there tooén in nature, This involves either going to a park within a city to walk or if time permits, look for a large nature reserve outside away from the noise, This usually occurs in a national park..
Before getting into the matter of Colombia, we must take the context of my país, where the national parks are very beautiful, but there are big problems to goé detailing to give context to whyé What happens in Colombian territory is an example to follow.
Many times I go in Ecuador to places like Cotopaxi, Pasochoa or Cayambe-Coca for example, beautiful places, full of life, nature, but with very important problems to improveían si tomáwe were good práethics of our paíyour neighbors:
- Entry is indiscriminate.
- Admission is free and has no cost.
- There is no límittens of age to enter.
- Urban fauna control is míYOU.
- The facilities, in some cases, They are not in good condition with bañthe closed ones, without water or without paper.
- There is no control over whaté visitors do or don't do.
- And surely others máI know you canán contribute.
National parks in Colombia, an example to follow
I recently spent seven daysíace in the Coffee Axis visiting several places and one of them was the Los Nevados National Natural Park, income among others, to the Volcán Nevado del Ruiz and my surprise, más allá of the beautiful landscape and its nature, was being able to know cóhow PNs work in this país, an example of order, lógica, sense withún and worryón for environmental care.
Colombia, with its exuberant biodiversity, It is a must-see destination for nature lovers.. Its National Park system is a model to follow worldwide., by combining save usón and sustainable tourism in an exemplary way. In this artíass, I'm going to tell you cóthey do it and they do it well.
It is a network of áprotected areas that protect natural treasures úunique in the world. From the imposing Andes mountain ranges to the lush forests of the Amazon, passing through the colorful coral reefs of the Caribbean, each park offers incomparable landscape and biodiversity, y allá They take good care of them.
Tour concessionsístatics and food: A balance between preserve usón and development
This is the key to everything. On Colombia the national parks areán concessionaires in both tourist servicesíaesthetics as in the foods offered, This guarantees two things: quality of service and that users must invest a sum of money if they want to have the privilege of enjoying these natural wonders.
What we are going to review today is not a generality, since each park caníto have variations in restrictions and prices, but yesí gives us a guideline for good management of them.
- Prior reservation is required to enter..
- Pay the respective values of each park.
- Pay for ecotur servicesístics and rescue insurance.
- Entry times are limited to the daily capacity of each entry..
- All visitors must receive an induction talkón.
- be withñado of a guíendorsed by the PNN Los Nevados, who in turn mustá be authorized by an approved tourism operator to carry out such activity, andúa visitor caná enter alone.
- The age range allowed for the entry of people to the áprotected area is among the 6 and the 70 años.
- Pets prohibited.
- Present céyou identify herón.
Regarding the value of income, prices change from park to park, but as our example are Los Nevados, these are:
- National or foreign resident in Colombia or member of the CAN (greater than 6 añyou up to 25 años) $11.500
- National adult, CAN member or foreign resident in Colombia (greater than 25 años) $22.000
- Foreigner Not resident in Colombia or member of the CAN $61.500
This is not everything, if you go in your vehicleíass, dutyás también pay:
- By carówill $9.000
- Collective $25.000
- Bus-Buseta $51.000
But, this doesn't end hereí, since alsoéno oweá pay for ecotour servicesístics of the Unión Temporal Operationón Snowy: $15.000 and the rescue insurance: $5.000.
In total for a foreign person who is in his caróvile the value is $90.500 Colombian pesos, that in dólares to the current change are $21,45.
¿Is it a lot or a little?? Well, it all depends on the tourist and their ability to pay., but without a doubt it guarantees us good service, security and rest assured that you areá investing in conserving the nature that we went to enjoy.
Surely many will sayán that these measures reduce tourism or drive away visitors, in fact, in my opinion, that's the goal. A national park is not a city park and it is not an area for mass tourism like a beach., thus, Curbing the entry of tourists somewhat with these measures allows for better control, above all, make nature suffer less with our impact.
¿Whaté it seems to you?
The National Park system of Colombia is an example of cóhow to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development. Your participatory approach, involving local communities, académics and non-governmental organizations, is key to your ésuccess.
Let's hope that this way of working can reach meás países of our regionón, especially Ecuador, where their national parks do not have the natural care and respect that they deserve to have.
I look forward to your opinions and points of view..
