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68-555: Autódromo Eusebio Marcilla is a 4.200 km (2.610 mi) motorsports circuit located in Junín , Argentina . The circuit was inaugurated on 3 June 1971, and it was named in honour of Eusebio Marcilla , the circuit was completely redesigned between 2009 and 2011. The redesigned circuit was opened on 7 August 2011 with Turismo Carretera race. Besides Turismo Carretera, the circuit has hosted some other national championships, such as TC2000 Championship and Top Race V6 . As of August 2013,

136-405: A branch there in 1892 and by the 1895 census, Junín was home to over 12,000. The town's largest employer by then was the B.A.& P.'s rail-equipment factory, with over 1,600 workers. The City Hall was completed in 1904, and Junín was named a "city" in 1906. Junín's steady development over the following decades and setting amid lakes made it a well-known regional tourist destination. A hunting club

204-524: A fort). The province designated the area as a county in 1864, and with nearly 2,000 inhabitants, Junín stops to be categorized as a "fort," and its first municipal master plan was laid out in 1865. The 1880 arrival of the Central Argentine Railway and that of the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway (B.A.& P.) in 1884 led to the town's fast growth. The National Bank of Argentina had opened

272-409: A greater involvement in trying to protect their environment to eliminate any harmful behavior to the environment. However, these low impact campaigns can cause harm to already vulnerable communities, amplifying the institutionalized poverty found in many of these locations. Effective community ecotourism must allow the community to define their environmental needs. The challenge of community ecotourism

340-415: A greater participating member in the global sphere. As the tourism industry continues to grow, it is imperative to continue developing more sustainable avenues to participate in such endeavors. One way is making travelers aware of the potential harm their activities may have on the host culture. A continuing theme is the importance of dialogue and defining the ideals for each party. While stakeholders want

408-468: A local handicraft. Tourism can at times force more injustices on the host community. It inculcates a sense of inequality in the relationships if the tourist feels they have superior knowledge. Community-based ecotourism places more responsibility on the tourist to learn from the other culture. For example, in South Africa , community ecotourism has been especially beneficial after the apartheid because of

476-467: A more positive cultural understanding on both sides. This effect can even go beyond the tourist's journey. After visiting such communities and learning about their livelihood, studies have found that people gain a newfound activism to contribute back to the community. This socio-cultural connection with the community can in return bring about greater resources to this community to help promote education, conservation, disease prevention, and other needs. It

544-430: A more successful industry and greater awareness to the intrinsic value of the environment. By placing ecotourism in the hands of the local, the least amount of harm is assessed. However, it may limit financial trajectory because of mismanagement or lack of attraction. These concerns with ecotourism can be mitigated through education and careful implementation. Costa Rica is known for its biodiversity with having 5% of

612-447: A renewed attention towards local cultures that are selling traditional handicrafts and showing cultural tours. The community-based ecotourist is often more interested in engaging with the local community. This can also entail building relationships and decreasing the social gap. Specifically, engagement in nationalism, socioeconomic conditions, and similar age groups can help narrow the social gap and decrease stereotypes. This leads to

680-489: A significant role in local economies. In the United States , niche tourism programs such as wine tours, agritourism , and seasonal events are prominent in rural areas. These tourism activities contribute to rural community development and provide economic benefits, including job creation and support for local businesses. Community ecotourism is a related concept that focuses on responsible travel to natural areas, conserving

748-565: A steady stream of domestic tourists, making rural tourism a substantial contributor to the local economy. Government support has been crucial to the development of rural tourism in Israel. The Israel Ministry of Tourism began its support in the early 1990s, and today, both the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Agriculture , along with various non-governmental organizations, play a role in sustaining

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816-459: A tool for economic development. These communities, especially when looking at indigenous tourism, are often lacking voices in the greater political sphere and faced with limited resources. On top of that, they tend to be especially vulnerable to climate change. This brings greater attention to the need of conservation efforts. Through success of community ecotourism, the community can have a larger voice as they show successful development and become

884-689: A tourism program. Being prepared when planning tourism can assist in a successful program that enhances the community. Rural tourism in Israel has experienced significant growth since the late 1980s, becoming an important economic activity in rural areas. Initially, this growth was driven by farmers seeking alternative sources of income due to declining agricultural profits. The industry now includes thousands of accommodation units spread across numerous villages, including semi-cooperatives (Moshavim) and collectives (Kibbutzim). These accommodations range from basic converted buildings to luxurious log cabins equipped with modern amenities. This diversification has attracted

952-576: A viable economic component in rural community development . According to the USDA, Cooperative State, Education and Extension Service , "Tourism is becoming increasingly important to the U.S. economy. A conservative estimate from the Federal Reserve Board in Kansas, based on 2000 data, shows that basic travel and tourism industries accounted for 3.6 percent of all U.S. employment. Even more telling, data from

1020-481: A year with 85 days with measureable precipitation with summer months being wetter than the winter months, where most of the precipitation falls in the form of thunderstorms. Junín gets approximately 2,569.3 hours of bright sunshine a year or 57% of possible sunshine a year, ranging from a low of 46% in June (only 138.0 hours of sunshine per month) to a high of 66% in both January and February. The highest recorded temperature

1088-439: Is Pablo Petrecca of Cambienos- PRO . Junín has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). Winters are characterized with moderate temperatures during the day and cold nights. In the coldest month, July, the average high is 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) while the average low is 4.2 °C (39.6 °F). Temperatures can sometimes fall below freezing during cold waves, although during heat waves such as

1156-407: Is Tanzania. Tanzania practices a kind of ecotourism that focuses exclusively on the environment, also called nature tourism. In Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area , tourists come to look exclusively at the nature bringing primarily economic benefit with arguably negative impact on sociocultural and environmental factors. As a result, the environmental capacity is exhausted and little attention

1224-444: Is an added importance on respect for the environment and being environmentally sustainable while traveling. By definition, travel inherently harms the environment by getting to the location, using more resources than the location is used to, and producing more waste than normal. It adds an overall stress to areas most vulnerable to global warming, such as coastlines. One tourism spot that has struggled to implement community ecotourism

1292-432: Is especially important as many ecotourism locations are in locations vulnerable to climate change , such as along the coast. There is also the idea of cultural capacity in which the tourism industry remains authentic and can maintain local practices. With addressing these three capacity measures, many problems mass tourism places on the host community are resolved. In contrast with traditional tourism, community ecotourism

1360-530: Is in Montego Bay in which international organizations brought tourists to already westernized sites, which harmed this degraded environment. Another example is the case of Papua New Guinea's Crater Mountain. Setting aside their ethnic tension, the clans planned a tourist lodge for two years that the government denied in five minutes. The lack of collusion among the local clans and the government created tension and failure for all parties. With community ecotourism,

1428-450: Is often a tool for economic development to promote both capital inflow and employment opportunities to the community. Thus, it is often targeting more impoverished areas where implemented. It encourages entrepreneurship for local members to organize the community in implementing and running successful community-based ecotourism enterprises. Both financial and social capital is placed in the indigenous community, driving further enhancements of

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1496-538: Is on May 20 while the last date of frost is on September 11. This can vary from year to year with frosts that can extend into November or happen as early as April. Junín is moderately windy throughout the whole year with wind speeds ranging from a low of 8.6 kilometres per hour (5.3 mph) in April to 14.4 kilometres per hour (8.9 mph) in September. On average, Junín receives 993.4 millimetres (39 in) of precipitation

1564-668: Is only accessible by boat, there has been an increase in noise and pollution. Additionally, beach paths had to be inputted to avoid disturbing nesting turtles. In terms of the sociocultural aspect, training and education of the local community has become a priority to ensure their ability to continue as a community-based endeavor. The community has learned to become more organized and work together to build conservation efforts to support their community. There are now nonprofit organizations in Costa Rica that will train local small businesses to successfully run community ecotourism enterprises. In

1632-555: Is paid to the culture and environment. It has created a situation in which the environment is now degraded because of tourism and the economic returns are going to organizations outside of the local economy. Community-based ecotourism helps address this flaw through working more small-scale to not expend more resources than available. Greenwashing is the idea of using the "environmentally friendly" label on low impact conservation efforts. These certifications are often marketing tactics that can actually promote low impact projects in which

1700-555: Is southwestern Cambodia , which successfully runs community-based ecotourism to address such issues. First, this program targets villages of low GDP for ecotourism to help provide jobs and education for these communities. The local people in the villages determine the tourism activities available with an emphasis on showing their local culture. In fact, Reimer and Walter have found that in Cambodia, populations have limited their logging and other harmful practices because ecotourism has given

1768-433: Is that it is balancing market objectives with both social and environmental aims, whereas competitors that offer more luxuries have primarily financial objectives. In order to lead community ecotourism to success, there must be a clear sense of leadership and direction for the long-term impact of this organization in the local community. When looking at what makes a successful responsible tourism enterprise, research has found

1836-444: Is the idea of visiting a place with minimal responsibility to the local community and environment. Tourism , the world's largest industry of more than 10% of total employment and 11% of global GDP, is also a quickly growing industry as "total tourist trips are predicted to increase to 1.6 billion by 2020". In order to accommodate these rising needs in the tourism industry, there must be a shift within this industry. One in particular

1904-600: Is the need to protect the environment and respect the local culture. According to the World Tourism Organization, ecotourism is growing three times faster than the tourism industry. This implies the already changing phenomenon occurring in traveling. Similarly, the World Conservation Union goes one step further in defining ecotourism to include enjoying and appreciating nature, have low negative visitor impact, and providing socio-economic involvement to

1972-453: Is through the sociocultural aspect that enhances the tourist's engagement with the economy and environment to maximize the overall community-based ecotourism experience. While under the neoliberalism theory, ecotourism is an overall winning situation, there are many issues associated with ecotourism when poorly implemented. Community ecotourism is a solution to many of the flaws detailed. Compared to responsible tourism and voluntourism, there

2040-587: The 2009 heat wave , temperatures can reach up to 35 °C (95.0 °F) when a record high of 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) was recorded on August 29, 2009. During this time of the year, overcast days are more common, averaging 9–11 days a month, although sunny days are common as well with 7-11 clear days per month from June to September. Spring and fall are transition seasons featuring warm daytime temperatures and cool nighttime temperatures and are highly shifting with some days reaching 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) and below −9.2 °C (15.4 °F). Summers are hot in

2108-464: The Salado River made it of interest to Spanish Viceroy Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo , who established an outpost there in the 1790s as part of a line of defense against raids by displaced natives. The location became known as El Potroso . El Potroso was restrengthened by a fort by way of an 1826 decree by President Bernardino Rivadavia , and on December 27, 1827, the citadel was established under

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2176-632: The 1990s was partly offset in Junín by the buying of local rail facilities by América Latina Logística , a São Paulo -based rail transport provider operating largely in Argentina, as well as by establishment of the Junín Railworks Cooperative. The city features numerous cinemas, as well as prominent stage theatres such as the Teatro de la Ranchería (1971). The city's first institution of higher learning,

2244-501: The 2010s, Kenya's Masai Mara National Park faced an uncertain future. An estimated 70% of tours operated illegally in the park and in 2012, a research paper stated that in 2010 Maasai landowners received just 5% of any revenue from tourism on their lands resulting in a reliance on grazing cattle, charcoal burning and wheat farming on the fringes of the park. To compound the problem, privatisation of land in Kenya has meant fencing around

2312-562: The Junín Regional University (CURJ), was established in 1990; fused with its nearby, Pergamino counterpart, it became the National University of Northwestern Buenos Aires (UNNOBA), in 2002. The public Dr. Abraham Piñeyro Emergency Hospital, opened in 1930, serves as the city's main health-care establishment; a new wing was added to the facility in 1997. Famous people from Junín include: The city's mayor, elected in 2015,

2380-635: The Masai Mara National Park has increased by 170% since 2010, reducing the possible range of the park’s large mammals. In the Mara Naboisho Conservancy (established in 2010), over 500 Maasai landowners lease their land to tourism companies, receiving payment for keeping it unfenced. Lease fees fund education and training facilities and Maasai work as guides, in the camps, and sell beadwork and other crafts. The lease fees mean that individuals not directly involved with tourists also feel

2448-549: The Travel Industry Association of America indicate that 1 out of every 18 people in the U.S. has a job directly resulting from travel expenditures." The publication Promoting Tourism in Rural America explains the need for planning and marketing rural communities, as well as weighing the pros and cons of the impacts of tourism. Local citizen participation is helpful and should be included in starting any kind of

2516-544: The area, as well. The city is home to an important Municipal Historical Museum, maybe best known for its paleontology hall and its woolly mammoth fossils, and the Ángel María de Rosa Municipal Museum of Art (1944). In a bid to further diversify the city's economy, an industrial park was authorized north of the city in 1995, and a racetrack , the Autódromo Eusebio Marcilla , was opened in 2003. The closure of much of Argentina's passenger-rail service during

2584-466: The benefits of tourism on their land. Crucially, the Maasai are landlords and tourism businesses are tenants. This means they are the decision makers and can dictate the volume of tourists who visit, and how tourism operates in the conservancy. The conservancy model has worked. 65% of Kenya’s wildlife now sits outside its national parks, with higher densities of wildlife found in the conservancies than in

2652-638: The command of a veteran of the Argentine War of Independence , Bernardino Escribano, as Fuerte de la Federación . The advent of Buenos Aires Province Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas led to Escribano's 1829 destitution as commander; though the intervention of an officer, Isidoro Suárez, forestalled a bloodbath. Suárez, a veteran of one of the last battles of the War for Independence (the Battle of Junín , in Perú ), inadvertently gave

2720-454: The community ecotourism program. This capital inflow can then be used to help the development of infrastructure, education, and health practices. Community-based ecotourism places an emphasis on local businesses and reinforces supporting local endeavors. Not only does the capital increase, the intrinsic value of the environment increases. In Zanzibar , the idea of ecotourism has enabled entrepreneurs to give tours of their home villages and use

2788-430: The community itself primarily sees the venture to success and receives the economic benefit, rather than government or third party organizations. As a whole, the rise in demand of tourism to exotic places as they become more accessible provides an opportunity for vulnerable and economically impoverished communities. In traditional tourism, these communities are often exploited and their resources depleted. It also includes

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2856-408: The community – social, economic, and environmental. Community ecotourism resolves one issue with ecotourism in particular, the input of the community hosting the tourism. Governments and outside agencies have pushed communities into hosting tourists which can sometimes cause more harm if the community is not prepared without relevant knowledge, leadership, or capacity. An example of such occurrence

2924-401: The community's way of life and learn how they interact with the environment. Community ecotourism can act as a solution to social justice issues that arise with the tourism industry in respect to the economy, environment, and culture. Generally, success is the benefits outweighing the costs. A more concrete measure of success for ecotourism is ensuring that the tourism industry operates within

2992-399: The costs can be greater than the benefit. This idea is common with certain lodging as people look for green marketing to attempt to have an ecotourism experience with minimal responsibilities as a tourist. Cox offers that small-scale, privatized ecotourism enterprises, such as community ecotourism, can avoid such downfalls of green washing. With community ecotourism, the host community has

3060-414: The day while nights are mild. They tend to be sunnier than the other seasons, averaging 8–11 clear days with less overcast days (only 6 per month). In the hottest month, January, the average high is 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) while the average low is 16.2 °C (61.2 °F). The average relative humidity is 75%, with the summer months being drier than the winter months. The average first date of frost

3128-415: The discussion for the purpose of land usage and the difference of preservation now over usage in the future. Community ecotourism highlights the importance of seeing the community's usage of the land. It can bring a common goal for science and local populations alike. Community ecotourism offers an opportunity for the tourism industry to succeed in conservation efforts while enhancing tourism efforts through

3196-538: The end of his rule, Rosas appointed José Seguí, among the few Afro Argentines to achieve a commissioned officer's rank, to administer Junín, in 1851. Seguí was an efficient, though repressive commander, and in 1863, he was killed at his nearby ranch. Rosas' 1852 overthrow resulted in the appointment of a justice of the peace , who firstly shared governing duties with the military commander. Junín's first general store (Basterreix) opened in 1860, and in 1861, Junín elected its first city council (despite being officially only

3264-433: The entire population of Tortuguero is working in the tourism industry, as community-based ecotourism is breeding entrepreneurs. Economically, the largest issue of Tortuguero is to maintain the community-based aspect of the tourism as they continue to resist institutionalization from the outside. Environmentally, conservation has been seen as a priority in order to motivate the ecotourism industry. However, because Tortuguero

3332-484: The environment, and improving the well-being of local people. Organizations like TIES promote sustainable practices that benefit both hosts and tourists. Community ecotourism empowers local communities by involving them in tourism planning and operations, ensuring that economic, social, and environmental benefits are maximized. Many niche tourism programs are located in rural areas . From wine tours and eco-tourism , to agritourism and seasonal events, tourism can be

3400-460: The failing settlement its new name by his deeds: "Junín." Political wrangling and ongoing Indian raids had all but torn Junín down by the 1830s, however, and this prompted Governor Rosas to send the remaining settlers provisions and to subsidize crop farming in the neighbouring, high-yielding pampas fields. This was followed by a pact with Ranquel Chief Santiago Yanquelén, whereby his folks would defend Junín against raids by other tribes. Towards

3468-524: The fastest official race lap records at the Autódromo Eusebio Marcilla are listed as: This article about a motor sport venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports venue in Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jun%C3%ADn, Buenos Aires Inhabited by the native Charrúa folks, the stead's strategic location on

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3536-417: The focus on strong leadership, clear market orientation, and organizational culture to be essential. In community ecotourism, this requires appointing a leader or board that can focus on meeting the triple bottom line. Community ecotourism can redefine the tourism industry as sustainable travel continues to have high consumer demand and thwart the harms associated with mass tourism. One example in particular

3604-437: The hospitality and eagerness of villagers to welcome or host visitors. The mechanization of agriculture has reduced the need for manual labor, leading to economic pressures on some villages and prompting young people to migrate to urban areas. However, a segment of the urban population is increasingly interested in visiting rural areas to experience and understand the rural lifestyle. In developed nations, rural tourism can play

3672-486: The host and tourist when engaging in social interaction and learning about other cultures. However, because ecotourism is most popular in vulnerable environments, it may unintentionally exploit the community causing a serious social justice issue. The idea of community ecotourism is placing the tourism activities in the hands of the local community. It addresses the needs of the tourism businesses to minimize negative impacts and maximize positive impacts in all three parts of

3740-445: The industry. The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) defines ecotourism as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." TIES is an example of a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting companies in developing ecotourism practices and promoting sustainable community development. Ecotourism provides an alternative form of travel to mass tourism. Mass tourism

3808-481: The local populations. As ecotourism is growing, it is also focusing on especially vulnerable locations to climate change. In a neoliberalism theory, ecotourism is a win-win for both the host and tourist. This is because there is an effort for conservation when jobs are available outside of activities such as logging that harm the environment and the intrinsic value of the environment is taken into consideration. Additionally, ecotourism enhances social capital for both

3876-401: The location's capacity to handle such activities in the three areas of ecotourism – economy, environment, and culture. One such form of capacity is economic capacity so that the tourism industry does not displace sustainable local economic activity already in place. Additionally, there is an environmental carrying capacity , the limit at which the environment is not degraded from tourism. This

3944-484: The main findings from community ecotourism are the programs associated with environmental conservation. When visiting national parks, guides must be with the tourists to ensure they stay on the paths and do not harm the environment during nature walks. One in particular sets tourists on projects to help with environmental restoration, economic development projects, and biodiversity conservation. These "travel philanthropists" are more involved tourists who want to appreciate

4012-410: The natural beauty of the destination from a completely different viewpoint. The ecotourism model on a community-based level enables conservation efforts to come from both the tourist and the community to maximize results. The sociocultural aspect of ecotourism is that the local tourist becomes more engaged in the community and their culture. This can be from learning a religious tradition or supporting

4080-621: The parks. The Mara Naboisho Conservancy has one of the highest densities of lions in the world, with tourism provider Basecamp Kenya employing 400 staff and directly benefitting more than 10,000 families. The conservancy now protects a vital migration corridor between the Masai Mara and the Loita Plains used by several hundred thousand animals. Community ecotourism becomes an issue of social justice. The communities that are becoming popular tourist sites are impoverished and are using ecotourism as

4148-419: The revenue to support themselves as well as give back to the community. It has also helped development in conservational ways including increasing investment in solar energy. As a whole, community-based ecotourism can overall increase the economic value of a previously impoverished area through providing dignified jobs and capital into the local economy. Along with economic value, community ecotourism enhances

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4216-418: The same idea of economic improvement, environmental sustainability , and cross-cultural relationships, the end goals are often defined differently. Opening a reflexive dialogue that is understandable to all is essential. Overall, the success of smaller enterprises that have thrived under strong leadership and community efforts will help tourism be a tool for economic development. Community ecotourism also opens

4284-435: The social inequities when considering the power in the host–guest relationship. Community ecotourism empowers the relationship of the host and guest so that both can learn from a different culture and how to maneuver such differences. When addressed properly, equitable relationships blossom in the national and global sphere. Unlike traditional tourism, this alternative tourism experience enables people to engage positively in

4352-478: The tourist a greater stake in conservation efforts because of their involvement in the local culture. Community ecotourism becomes a potential solution to bring social justice to those suffering from side effects of mass tourism in locations most vulnerable to climate change. The Galapagos Islands was one of the initial ecotourism destinations. As the programs have continued to evolve in combatting ecotourism issues, specifically maintaining cultural capacity, one of

4420-422: The value of the environment for both the host and the traveler. As a result, community ecotourism becomes an incentive for conservation. For the community, their environment becomes a showcase to the tourist and brings a greater desire to maintain it. In mass tourism, the average tourist holds little responsibility in the impact they have on the environment and often depletes resources. Community ecotourism gives

4488-408: The world's biodiversity on its 0.035% of earth's surface. In 2007, the government announced that it would support four types of tourism, ecotourism, adventure tourism, beach tourism, and rural community based tourism. A specific part of Costa Rica that has benefited from community-based ecotourism is Tortuguero, a turtle-nesting area surrounded by a national park with an impoverished community. Nearly

4556-518: Was 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) on December 29, 1971 while the lowest recorded temperature was −9.2 °C (15.4 °F) on June 14, 1967. The city is served by Junín Airport , which has no commercial air service but has had so in the past. Rural tourism Rural tourism is a form of tourism that focuses on actively participating in a rural lifestyle. It can be a variant of ecotourism , emphasizing sustainable practices and community involvement. Many villages can facilitate tourism because of

4624-538: Was established in 1938, and a fishermen's pier and club on Lake El Carpincho, in 1942. The Aero Club Junín (1940) became well-known following the IX International Gliding Competition in 1963, and the nearby Borchex Municipal Park and Lake Gómez both have become popular weekend destinations since the 1960s; Lake Gómez attracted around 350,000 visitors during the 2006-07 summer season. Nearby Estancia La Oriental has attracted growing rural tourism to

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