8. Mountain Bike championship (12/10/99)
The III Latin American Mountain Bike Championship will take place 30-31
October in Jarabacoa. Rancho Baiguate, a promoter of eco sports and
adventure travel, is one of the leading sponsors. Competitors from
Argentina, Antigua, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru,
Puerti Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela have registered. Organizer Victor
Manuel Gonzalez said there will be downhill and cross country events.
Oct 99
Reforestation:
Getting the whole nation involved in reforestation,Vice President Jaime
David Fernández Mirabal had the staff of the National Palace planting
trees in Loma La Yagua over the,weekend as their contribution to the
Quisqueya Verde reforestation project. So far 20,000 people have planted
over one,million trees. This is in addition to the 18 million trees
planted by professional planters also part of the Quisqueya Verde
effort,head by the Vice President himself. ,Speaking at the start of the
activity, Vice President Fernández, who at the time was acting President
since President Fernández,was away, said that it has been a difficult
project, but it has met with the support of all they have approached.
"This means that,President Leonel Fernández’s call that every man or
woman, every boy or girl assume their responsibility for the rebirth of
the,DR, so that Quisqueya [indian name for the island], may be green and
green forever, has been met," said the Vice President.,He explained that
the plan calls for getting government institutions, schools and
companies involved in reforesting. ,He urged that the plan continue
regardless of who is in power, highlighting the importance of
conservation of the environment,and rational use of natural resources
for national development.
Date: 9/28/99 3:24:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>
> 1999 Successes Fuel Dominican Republic's Aggressive Tourism Development Plans
> for the Year 2000
>
> SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999--If
> the score tallied during the first seven months of 1999 are any indicator of
> what's ahead in the new Millennium for the Dominican Republic, then Sammy
> Sosa's homeland is in for a series of home runs when it comes to tourism's
> "big leagues."
>
> Between January and July of 1999, the Dominican Republic increased its
> number of worldwide visitors 9.6 percent, its Punta Cana airport experienced
> a 18.5 percent increase and its Puerto Plata airport had an 11.2 percent
> increase, all compared to the same period of time the previous year. As of
> June 30 this year, more than 1.5 million visitors across the globe vacationed
> in the country. And in 1999, the American Society of Travel Agents listed
> Punta Cana as the number one top emerging international destination!
>
> "Time is just the beginning of what will be achieved with a series of
> development plans we are putting into place in 1999 and 2000," said Felix
> Jimenez, secretary of Tourism of the Dominican Republic, during the 23rd
> Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-23) held at the Renaissance Jaragua
> Hotel and Casino in Santo Domingo. As the destination with the largest number
> of rooms in the Caribbean (more than 44,000) and seven airports serviced by
> 40 airlines and 100 charter companies worldwide, Jimenez said his country has
> a responsibility to take tourism to new heights for the year 2000.
>
> The tourism development plans Jimenez announced include an extensive
> airport improvement program, a myriad of new hotel openings in Punta Cana and
> throughout the country, a mega tourism project in Samana, a continuous
> schedule of new road construction and road improvements, travel agent
> specialist courses and a visitor survey program.
>
> "We have signed an agreement with Aerodom, a four-nation consortium, in
> the amount of $203 million to improve four of our seven airports for
> increased visitor and flight traffic until the year 2015, with the second
> phase including improvements through 2030 for an additional $106 million,"
> Jimenez said. The consortium includes U.S.-based Ogden Aviation Services,
> Canada-based Vancouver Airport Services, Italy-based Impregilio and Dominican
> Republic-based Operaciones Aeroparturias del Caribe. The airports scheduled
> for the renovations include Las Americas International in Santo Domingo,
> Gregorio Luperon in Puerto Plata/Sosua, Arreyo Barril in Samana and Maria
> Montez in Barahona. "As part of the agreement, the consortium will invest $85
> million to promote and foster tourism," Jimenez added.
>
> New hotel plans for the Dominican Republic in 1999 and 2000 will feature
> 31 new properties, and more than 9,500 rooms with a total investment value of
> more than $480 million. Of the 31 hotels, 4 will be in Puerto Plata, 3 in
> Samana and surrounding area, 12 in Punta Cana, 2 in Baybe/La Romana, 1 in
> Boca Chica/Playa Caribe and in 9 other areas.
>
> "The most ambitious new development in the country will be in the area
> of Samana with a project being financed by the private sector and valued at
> $250 million," Jimenez explained. "It will include a marina, artificial lake,
> hotel complexes, a nautical club, sailing and navigation schools." The
> development area is located 16 kilometers from Arreyo Barril airport and 45
> kilometers from the city of Sanchez.
>
> In regards to new roads and road improvements in the planning, the
> Dominican Republic's Secretary of Public Works Diandino Pena announced
> earlier this year a budget of more than $104 million from January 1999
> through August 2000 to build new streets, roads and highways and renovate
> others in the following areas: Boca Chica, Juan Dolio, Sosua, Santiago,
> Samana, Puerto Plata, Higuey, Bavaro, Santo Domingo, especially surrounding
> the airport there. The program is now underway.
>
> According to a survey by Travel Agent magazine, 64 percent of visitors
> to the Dominican Republic come to see beaches, 15.4 percent for nature and
> ecology and 7.5 percent for culture. "We have so much to offer and in our
> development plans we try to involve all our key aspects," said Jimenez.
>
> The second largest country in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic
> attracts visitors from all over the world with its excellent cuisine, active
> nightlife, casinos, historic locales, hundreds of miles of beautiful beaches
> and soaring mountains.
>
> For more information about planning a Dominican Republic vacation, call
> 800/723-6138 for a "Dominican Republic Vacation Planner" or visit
> www.domrep-hotels.com.co to see an on-line Dominican Republic press kit.
> General information questions can be answered at 888/374-6361.
>
> CONTACT:
>
> YP&B Public Relations, Orlando, Fla.
>
> Alicia Selzer or Kathy Hernandez, 407/875-1111
Ya se, Bolivia no esta en el Caribe pero tambien es de interes..
from boletin turistico #123- PARQUE NACIONAL MAIDI - Rurrenebaque.
El Parque comprende una extensión de 1,800.000 hectáreas, donde habitan
más de 1000 especies de aves de las selvas
tropicales americanas. Desciende desde los 5,000 metros hasta los 250
metros, con glaciares, lagunas alto andinas, punas,
yungas, bosques secos y lluviosos amazónicos y pampas con ríos y
lagunas.
* A orillas del Lago Chalalán, en el Río Tuichi, se construye el
Albergue Ecológico Chalalán con la idea de promocionar y
apoyar la conservación de bosques, flora y fauna de la región. Una vez
concluido, el albergue será entregado a la etnia
Quechua Tacana, que habita en la cercana comunidad de San José de
Uchupiamonas y fue parte del proyecto desde su inicio.
Esta comunidad que ha convivido en esos bosques por los últimos 300
años, ha sido capacitada para este nuevo desafío.
* Chalalán se construye respetuosamente, utilizando racionalmente
materiales del propio bosque, aprovechando la energía solar
y protegiendo el lago. Las cabañas están rodeadas de bosque maduro
intacto. Los bosques del alrededor muestran árboles
como el mapajo, los altísimos almendrillos, más de 10 especies de
palmeras, varios bibosis añejos, lianas fornidas, incluso
especies maderables valiosas como la mara, roble y el cedro. El lago
ofrece unos atardeceres inolvidables coreados por el
canto de cientos de aves y el coloridos de varias especies de tucanes y
parabas.
* Las cabañas conservan el estilo tradicional Tacana, paredes
construidas con la corteza de la palmera Chonta y techos de
hojas de Jatata, interiormente recubiertas con esteras y equipadas con
cómodos muebles apropiados para estos ambientes.
Cortesía de Héctor Caballero <pabloc@kolla.net>
selected from a long list of year 2000 events
full list available on request
from
> 26 SEPTIEMBRE 99 - B O L E T I N T U R I S T I C O - Especial
> ****************************************************************************
> AVANCE DE EVENTOS PROFESIONALES PREVISTOS PARA EL 2000 (2)
> ****************************************************************************
ENERO 2000
> * 4 - 9 QUEBEC, Canada
> 33rd CONFERENCE ON HISTORICAL AND UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
> SHA Québec 2000 - Rutas de agua y paisaje.
> <http://www.sha.org/meet20.htm>
>
> * 14 - 16 GUADALAJARA, Mexico
> MITM 2000 Latin Place
> Meetings and Incentive Travel Marketing Latin America
> Email: <mitm@gsamark.com>
>
> * 14 - 16 LONDRES, Reino Unido
> ADVENTURE TRAVEL & SORTS SHOW 2000
>
>
> * 28 - 31 POKHARA, Nepal
> XII Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Adventure Travel & Ecotourism Conference and Mart. "Minimum Impact,
Maximum Experience."
> Email: <adventure@pata.th.com>
>
Marzo 2000
>
> * 20 - 24 LA HABANA, Cuba
> CONGRESO COCAL - Mesa redonda: Elaboracion estrategia comun de desarrollo del turismo de congresos e incentivos
en America Latina y el Caribe.
> *************************************************************************
> MAYO 2000
>
> * 2 - 6 LANGUEDOC, Roussillon, Francia
> FIRST ANNUAL Y2K "SPORTUR"
> GLOBAL SPORTS TOURISM CONFERENCE /EXPO
> THEME: Sports Tourism In the New Millennium
> Email: <at821@freenet.carleton.ca>
> JUNIO 2000
> * 27 - 29 ISTANBUL, Turquia
> CONFERENCIA SOBRE EL IMPACTO TECNOLOGICO SOBRE EL TURISMO CULTURAL
> Email: <techcult@boun.edu.tr>
>
> * 10 - 14 VARSOVIA, Polonia
> Simposio "Sistemas de produccion sostenible en la Amazonia"
> <http://www.cesla.ci.uw.edu.pl/50ica>
> *************************************************************************
> OCTUBRE 2000
>
>
> * 28 - 30 CUCUTA, Colombia
> IV Feria Turística Binacional (Colombia - Venezuela)
>
> * 6 - 10 BUDAPEST, Hungria
> CULTURA Y TURISMO 2000
> <http://www.datanet.hu/corvin>
> Email: <corvin@mail.datanet.hu>
>
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