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 Posted: 09 Mar 2006 01:56 PM Post subject: National Geographic's Sonora Desert Geotourism MapGuide |
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Geographic Society plans mega-map
Source: Arizona Daily Star
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A far cry from your basic road map, the MapGuide will cover more than 84,000 square miles of Southern Arizona, Sonora and Baja California. It will zero in on 200 to 300 special sites nominated by the public — each site remarkable for its scenery, history, culture, art or cuisine.
One entry on the map might direct you to a magnificent canyon. Another could point out a remote historic site. Still another might clue you in on a place to get handmade tortillas.
The mega-map, to be printed in English and Spanish, is intended to promote sustainable tourism and regional pride in an area extending south from Phoenix to Empalme in Sonora. The area reaches west to Mexicali in Baja California and east to the Bisbee area — but those general boundaries could be altered during the planning process.
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Geo-tour-ism (n): tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place - its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well being of its residents.
The National Geographic Geotourism MapGuide will cover the entire Sonoran Desert which includes the Imperial and Mexicali valleys. NG is encouraging people to nominate anything that may be of interest to visitors, whether it's historic sites, music, places to eat, landmarks, etc.
Nomination forms are available at www.sonorandesertgeotourism.org for those who are interested.
I'm kind of working on something similar for this area we live in, so hopefully that'll get included with the Calecia.com 2006 Revamp. |
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