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VILLUERCAS IBORES JARA

GEOPARK

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You work as Nature Guide in the Geopark, and

you have to explain tourists different items,

such as:

What is a Geopark?

What are the Geosites? Their Location

Climate and Vegetation in the Geopark

The main landscape

Routes and itineraries to visit

Other things that you consider…

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STEPS TO GIVE THE MAIN INFORMATION

Introduce yourself and the nature space.

Nature Space Location

Nature Space Description

Representative Birds and Fauna

Giving conclusion

Asking for doubts

First of all,...

To begin with,...

In my opinion,...

In addition,...

The reason why … is …

What I mean

For example, For instance

Generally,...

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What is a Geopark?

A Geopark is an area recognised as

belonging to the European Geoparks

Network.

A Geopark is an area which conserves

geological heritage of recognised value and

covers a sufficient, clearly defined area to

apply conservation, education and

sustainable development strategies.

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The Geopark of Villuercas-Ibores-Jara is a

wide mountain massif, with a surface of

2,544 km2.

It is located at the south-east of the province

of Cáceres, between the basins of Tajo and

Guadiana rivers.

Where is the Geopark?

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It is part of two world-famous Spanish

geological contexts recognised by the Spanish

Act on Natural Heritage and Biodiversity:

the river network, rañas (foothills) and

Appalachian landscape of the Iberian Massif and

the Iberian Hercynian orogeny.

Its territory includes 19 municipalities of the

region of Villuercas-Ibores-Jara.

Why is so important our

Geopark?

Some Geosites

that you can

recommend

to our tourists …

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YELLOW ROCK

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Costanaza Mine

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LA CALERA

LIME FURNACE

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LA VILLUERCA CLIFF

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PEDROSO DEFILE

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CALABAZAS STREAM

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CALABAZAS CHESTNUT TREES

RUECAS DEFILE

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CASTAÑAR DE IBOR CAVES