Itinerario geoturístico en el valle de El Golfo como ejemplo de desarrollo territorial en el Geoparque Mundial Unesco de El Hierro, EspañaGeotourism Itinerary in El Valle de El Golfo as an Example of Territorial Development in El Hierro Global Unesco geopark, Spain.
- F. Javier Dóniz-Páez 1
- Rafael Becerra-Ramírez 2
- Leví García-Romero 3
- William Hernández Ramos 4
- 1 Universidad de La Laguna.
- 2 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha.Universidad de La Laguna.
- 3 Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- 4 Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (Involcan).
- Elena Acosta Guerrero (coord.)
Publisher: Casa de Colón
Year of publication: 2022
Congress: Coloquio de Historia Canario-Americana (25. 2022. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Type: Conference paper
Abstract
El Hierro is the westernmost, smallest and geologically most recent island of the Canary Islands. Currently receives thousands of visitors attracted by its natural wealth, and the main motivations are the hiking and diving. Since its declaration as a Global Geopark, geotourism is also one of the island’s attractions. For this reason, the aim of this work is to propose a geotourism itinerary along the coast of El Valle de El Golfo. This itconsists of 15 stops, a georoute of about 17 km and can be done by car and on foot. Throughout the georoute it can be appreciated the the natural and cultural heritage diversity of this area, where eruptive landforms (volcanic cones, hornitos, spatter cones, aa, pahoehoe and block lava fields, volcanic tubes, jameos, etc.), erosive (paleo-cliffs, cliffs and ravines) and accumulation (detrital slopes and beaches) stand out. Along the georoute, there is also an important cultural heritage linked to the rural landscape (plots of land, goronas, sheepfolds, dry stone walls, juaclos, etc.). The itinerary proposed in this study can contribute to the diversification of the leisure offer in El Golfo and also to its territorial development.