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A group of 32 geologists from all over Europe have visited today Jumilla.
Particular have been in the Mines of Celia, the Sierra de las Cabras, the Hoya de la Sima and the Municipal Museum of Ethnography and Natural Sciences.
Teachers have attended various European nationalities, Russians, Poles, French, English, Italian, German, etc.
Belong to the Working Group ProGEO Southwest Region of Europe, which is included in the special symposium of the International Conference on Geoeventos, Geological Heritage and the Work of the IGCP, to be held in Caravaca de la Cruz from 15 to 18 September .
On the occasion of this event is taking place a publication in English and Spanish on the route to the sites to visit.
The City of Jumilla is listed as a collaborator of Congress and members of the Museum are included in the Scientific Committee of the same.
Have been accompanied, among others, the director of the Museum of Ethnography of Jumilla Cayetano Lorenzo Herrero and Vilas, PhD in Geology.
These geologists are Enrique Diaz Spanish Geological and Mining Institute and chairman of the Commission of the Geological Heritage of Spain and the heads of the Geological Heritage of France Patrick Weber and José Portugal Brilha.
ProGEO representatives in Spain, Portugal and France have both highlighted as "extremely important" geological heritage that exists in Jumilla.
Cayetano Smith noted that "Congress is being held at Caravaca and today have been this important group of experts from Europe, in the places we visited we saw the 'jumillita', we have come from the galleries, as well as part of what may be the project as a tourist visit of Mines Celia also been interested in the work we have done at the site of the traces of the Sierra de las Cabras, and in the Hoya de la Sima is very important in terms of minerals, formation of gypsum, fingerprints, etc.. and we finished at the Museum where it encompasses everything we've seen this morning. "
Smith thanked the important efforts made by the city to visit in the development of the deposits.
For his part, Councillor for Culture and Tourism, Jane Guardiola has made a very positive assessment of the visit and stated that "it is a pleasure to visit us this series of personalities in the scientific world and the world of geology."
Guardiola has stated that this group of geologists have been at one of the places "of great geological interest, even global, as Celia Mines, deposits of the Sierra de las Cabras and the Hoya de la Sima, as well as Museum of Ethnography. "
Regarding the latter, the councilman of Culture has stated that "in this first floor we have a strong representation of what these sites mean to Jumilla and a very interesting collection of minerals."
Guardiola has stated that the purpose of this visit was to "know firsthand the important value of these deposits and what I expect of them is cooperation to disseminate all this wealth, because certainly nudge and investing in them have a significant flow, tourism and culturally, to the municipality. "
Finally, he stated that "the two sites and the museum are entirely local, and we find it hard to keep them and therefore take this opportunity to call on government to work with us, who have already done at specific times, but it has harder to do because it can be a reference Jumilla regional, national or even global in the field of geology. "
After the conference, the representative of Portugal ProGEO stressed "from the scientific point of view are more critically important to understand some of the theories of global source of concern to conserve and preserve."
Also assessed interventions in these sites has been made in Jumilla.
Finally, José Brilha has stated that "no doubt that these deposits can become an international benchmark in the world of geology, which aroused great interest in the scientific world."
For his part, Patrick Weber, representative of France said that "as geologists understand the rocks, their importance and what we can tell, so we are aware that they must be protected and what is trying to convey, which care in a controlled manner. "
For Weber "the important thing is to see in place, both tracks such as drawing or representation of the animal to which it belongs, so that the public can understand."
Similarly, the representative of France in the ProGEO has insisted that "the importance of this heritage is outstanding and should work in conservation."
Finally, Enrique Diaz has stated that "there are things Jumilla interest and value as important natural heritage, and these experts want to find elements that are unique, such as 'jumillitas' or the tracks of camels are rare Miocene and that this help us understand aspects of life, where we have come and the current situation. "
Diaz also stressed the importance of culture and tourism represents the geological heritage "people they can learn about the history of peoples, landscapes, rocks, here are some wines that are due to some soils and climates and everything has a a source, this knowledge contributes to value what we have in our environment. "
This was a unique event, it is the first time they met in Spain Working Group ProGEO Southwestern Europe, which included Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, so it is of great interest to Jumilla, haberles able to show the geological and paleontological heritage of the municipality.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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