IAG 1999 Regional Conference on Geomorphology
Gloria Hotel of Rio de Janerio, Brasil, July 17-22, 1999
Abstracts - Sandra Baptista da Cunha and Antonio Jose Teixeira Guerra (Eds.)

GEOMORPHOLOGIC FEATURES AND TOURISM ATTRACTIONS IN CHAPADA DOS GUIMARÃES

Bordest, S.M.

Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, MT, Brasil


In South America, in the capital of Mato Grosso there is the Geodesic Mark of the South American Continent. This place is characterised by a big depression surrounded by plateaus. It has, in the transition between the plateau, Planalto dos Guimaraes, and the depression, Depressao Cuiabana, an area characterised by an expressive regional attraction, which has the possibility for the sustainable tourism. The approach of this communication is some relations among geomorphologic features (conserved plateau, dissected plateau, landings and columns relieves, landing in ravine crest and depression) and natural resources (climate, hydro, landscape, flora and fauna) which incorporated into the cultural patrimony (dancing, folklore, festivals, costumes and traditions) make dawn leisure and tourism areas in Chapada dos Guimarães, specifically in and around Parque Nacional de Chapada dos Guimarães. The work also discusses the necessity of determining a regional environment policy, with a mechanism capable of making the civil and environmental laws being factually fulfilled. A policy that recognises the natural risky areas and the potentiality for the usage, which also can define the tourism area in the context of eco-development and thus, respecting the local culture guaranteeing the life quality for the society.


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