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I asked participants of the Red Mexicana de Ecoturismo to email a short introduction or comments about their work. These messages will be added to this page over the next few days.
Gerardo Osornio presented an update of the Contepec, Michoacán campground Ecoturismo Mariposa Monarca. Fax: 5534-8532
Ruban Cruz Cortas discussed the news projects of Proyecto Ecoturismo Compasino Tuxtlas Veracruz. Phone: 5744-7196; Emai: ?
Robert Cudney of the National Ecology Institute (INE) discussed recent events coordinated by SECTUR and SEMARNAP to develop sustainable tourism in Mexico.
Fernanda Aldana announced the dates for the second Expo Aventura y Ecoturismo at Mexico City's World Trade Center. The event will take place from June 29-July 1. A press conference is scheduled for January 13, 2000 at 8:30 in the Salon Peten at the World Trade Center.
Jorge Chavez submitted the following info: The environmental department (PUMA) within Mexico's Autonomous National University (UNAM) will host a two-week conference on ecotourism (Ecoturismo: Turismo Ambientalmente Planificado) May 22-June 2 2000 and in August 2000. For information about the course, contact Maria del Carmen Rodriguez at the PUMA offices in Mexico City - (52-5) 606-0793, 626-1043; Fax: 550-8834
- Ron Mader, Host of Planeta.com and Author, Mexico: Adventures in Nature
En Mexico desde hace algunos años se ha procurado formular una normativa en relaciÑn a la practica de actividades tur'sticas en àreas naturales, las cuales se sintetizan en las Normas Oficiales Mexicanas, como ejemplos tenemos las siguientes:
Planeta.com will host an informal workshop/round-table discussion for ecotourism professionals - travel agents, researchers, journalists, environmentalists, etc. Our focus will be Mexican ecotourism and this workshop will allow everyone to network with other people who live in Mexico.
Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 - between 12-5pm
Special Topic: Tourism Standards -- Normatividad
Agenda:12-2pm: New ecotourism projects and developments in Mexico; 2pm-3:30pm: Discussion about "Normatividad"; 3:30pm-5pm: Late lunch at Xochicalco Cafe
Place: Plaza de Artesanias Xochicalco, Plaza San Juan (Centro Historico, between Ernesto Pugibet and Ayuntamiento and across from the San Juan Market and the Torre Telmex)
Nearest metro: San Juan de Letran
Cost: No cost, but lunch is available for 45 pesos
Requirements -- Please bring at least 50 business cards and copies of your current work or projects in ecotourism to share with all participants.
Fecha: Jueves, 11 de Noviembre, 1999, de las 12 a las 17 horas
Tema Especial: Normatividad
Agenda:12-2pm: Nuevos proyectos ecoturisticos y desarrollo de ecoturismo en Mexico; 2pm-3:30pm: Discusion sobre "Normatividad"; 3:30pm-5pm: Almuerzo tarde a Xochicalco Cafe
Lugar: Plaza de Artesanias Xochicalco (Centro Historico, entre Ernesto Pugibet y Ayuntamientoen frente el Mercado San Juan y el Torre Telmex)
Metro mas cercano: San Juan de Letran
Costo: No hay que pagar el taller gratuito. Comida cuesta 45 pesos
Les pedimos traer por lo menos 50 copias de tu tarjeta de presentacion y igual numero de copias de follejos, revistas o reseñas de tu trabajo en el campo de ecoturismo para compartir con todos los participantes.
Saludos,
Ron Mader, Webhost
Planeta.com
http://www.planeta.com
Exploring Ecotourism Mastering the Web
Red Mexicana de Ecotourismo Ecotourism Bibliography Environmental Travel Providers and Destinations in Mexico Guidebook: Mexico: Adventures in Nature
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