Etapa Arajara Park reunió más de 500 atletas

The reception of UNESCO evaluators occurred in the Administrative Office of the Geopark Araripe and between the mentioned team that received them, the moment was attended by the partners of the six municipalities of the territory of geopark: SESC, SEST / SENAT, SEBRAE, Iguanna - Tourism, AGTURC, Iu-á Hotel, Trilhar, ABRASEL, Classe A, Casa Grande Foundation, SENAC, Aquasis, representatives of Municipalities of the respective municipalities and the local press.

The activities reflected on the display in place of the territory of Araripe Geopark Geosites with visits to some of the partners (private and municipal initiatives) and knowledge of tourism potential, scientific and ecological region. All designed to demonstrate, with maximum efficiency, which means the complex administration of this Geopark that still bears the title of one of the Americas and unique in the world given the features that compose it. This administration involves everything from the aforementioned partnerships, technicians, engineers, trainees, staff, URCA teachers who make up the Scientific Committee, in addition to municipalities and departments of the municipalities in which are located the geosites.

On the first day after the evaluators be received in the Administrative Headquarters for a meeting with all the Geopark team, were the Interpretation and Environmental Education Centre (CIEA), Museum of Image and Sound, Aquasis, the Soldier  of Araripe Project, the National Department of Mineral Protection (DNPM) and finished the day's activities with a dinner at the Hotel Encosta da Serra Restaurant - all these places in the Crato municipality, where is located the Batateiras Geosite and the Administrative Headquarters.

On the second day, they went to Geosite "Ponte de Pedra", were delighted with the work exhibited at the Craft "Pedra sobre Pedra", visited the "Casa Grande" Foundation, "Ciclo do Couro" Museum, Geosite "Pedra Cariri" (those located in Nova Olinda city) then Geosite "Pontal de Santa Cruz", the URCA Paleontology Museum, the Pteurossauros Park (Cariri Santana city) and concluded the day's activities with a dinner at partner "Café com Móveis" (Juazeiro do Norte city).

In the third and final day, the team with the evaluators followed for Geosite "Cachoeira de Missão Velha" and "Floresta Petrificada" (Missão Velha city) were the partner Arajara Park (water park), the site "Sítio Pinheiros" (the latter in the municipality of Barbalha) . Then went to the "Colina do Horto", where they made a nature trail bike (Juazeiro city). To end the day activities, they attended a cultural presentation with regional songs in "Beatos ONG" (Crato city).

Before returning to their countries, both granted an interview to the Geopark Araripe Communication Team, claiming in unison the enchantment with the beauty of the Cariri and overcoming your expectations with the visits they made. For Kirstin, preservation of fossils of the Araripe Sedimentary Basin, especially the amount of fossil fish, as well as other fossiliferous rarities such as frogs, scorpions, among others, as well as the geology of this region, especially of enchanted. She also identified this as a fascinating country for its diversity of ethnic groups and enthused to mention the cassava, food on which he had never heard of.

Both recognized the Brazilian people for the kind, receptive and happy people are and expressed gratitude for the positive surprise made by the Geopark Araripe with your team and the work performed.

The result of this evaluation should also be released in September this year.