Potencialidades espeleoturísticas da área cárstica do município de Luminárias (MG, Brasil)

• Main Authors: Couto Carvalho, Vinícius do, Correia da Silva, Marcelo Alexandre, Veloso Oliveira, Douglas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto de Investigación Social y Turismo 2007-01-01
• Series: PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural
• Subjects: Potencial; Speleotourism; Ecotourism; Management; Projection
• Online Access: http://www.pasosonline.org/Publicados/5307/PS090307.pdf

This research intended to verify the potencial of ecotouristic activities developed in the carstics caves of Luminárias-MG town, aiming a future speleotourism projection and management. To develop this research it was possible to count on technical and material support from the Caves Protection and Handling National Studies Center – CECAV/IBAMA – MG, whose headquarters is placed in Lavras’ Sectional Office; and Luminárias’ City Hall. The intended research took as a parameter a guide of actions and subactions and goals to reach, presenting two caves with a big potential to be the city’s future speleotouristic attractions