Cuba TURNAT 2011

TURNAT 2011: Destination Cuba reaffirms its commitment to nature tourism The next event, scheduled for September next year, will be devoted to central Cuba. Opportunity to promote important exponents Island natural beauty of these domains as Nicho, Cienfuegos, Valle de los Ingenios, Trinidad, Lake Hanabanilla, in Villa Clara, and the National Park Caguanes and Topes de Collantes, Sancti Spiritus. By Luz Marina Fornieles Sánchez Source http://www.cubatravel.cu Following the aim of presenting the main potential of Nature Tourism products in the Destination, Cuba called the Vlll edition of International Meeting of September TURNAT 2011, when the Central Region of Cuba will have primacy. Sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, this is a professional event, which has won each of their presentations greater involvement on the quality and diversity of the samples of new product proposal in the different modalities of Nature Tourism. According to the official announcement, the event will run from 26 to 30 months of that year. Your program will begin with a presentation "Cuba at the Centre" and products: Hanabanilla, El Nicho, Valle de los Ingenios, Topes de Collantes and Buenavista Biosphere Reserve, Banao Heights and the National Park Caguanes. Also announced the cancellation of a postal issue allegorical to the forum and visits to rural communities, meetings with residents and the enjoyment of cultural events with the Group Kche. To venture into the Cuban countryside and learn in situ values, TURNAT 2011 delegates will be able to choose multiple nature destinations, Los Helechos, Reto a la Loma de la Atalaya, Mountains, El Nicho's Park and then to ride country trucks to Guanayara Park in Topes de Collantes. Rocío's Path, La Poza del Venado, Rio Melodiose Sentinel, Garden of the Giants, Codina Natural Park and the waterfall of Caburní at all picnics cases, where the beauty of landscape and the richness of Creole cuisine will allow hikers to replenish the forces. Already in Sancti Spiritus's Village, is a key event in Valle de los Ingenios with a ride on a steam train and then walk through the city museum in the Caribbean, Trinidad. 2011 TURNAT also invited to retrace the paths of Caguanes National Park, Las Cuevas, Alunao Valley and a nautic trip to Cayos de Piedra. After those routes that take you through the natural surroundings of the Central Region, which includes the territories of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus, ensue farewell and a new call for 2013's meeting. CUBA QUALIFIED AS A COMPLETE AND UNIQUE TOURIST MULTI DESTINO Manuel Marrero, Minister of Tourism in Cuba, noted to the island as a complete and unique multicast, where nature, history and cultural values of the people are perfectly combined. In closing ceremony, in the Zapata Swamp, south of the western province of Matanzas, the seventh event TURNAT Nature Tourism (2009), Marrero ratified the Caribbean nation's interest in diversifying its tourism product. He stated the new preferences of travelers, not just for sun and sand, but also by the appreciation of natural values, knowledge of history, and interaction with the culture and traditions of the Cubans. He said that nature tourism is one of the most promising alternative, and noted as a priority the sustainable development and environmental protection. Marrero thanked the presence of 132 participants from 16 countries -who found very atractive the ecotourism potential of Cuba.