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Geotourism on an active volcanic island (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain)

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  • Dóniz-Páez Javier

    (Geoturvol-Department of Geography and History, University of La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain. Canarian Volcanological Institute (INVOLCAN), Canary Islands, Spain)

  • Pérez Nemesio M.

    (Canarian Volcanological Institute (INVOLCAN) Canary Islands, Spain. Environmental Research Division, ITER, Canary Islands, Spain)

  • Becerra-Ramírez Rafael

    (Geovol-Department of Geography and Territorial Planning, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Canarian Volcanological Institute (INVOLCAN), Canary Islands, Spain)

  • Hernández-Ramos William

    (Geoturvol-Department of Geography and History, University of La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain. Canarian Volcanological Institute (INVOLCAN), Canary Islands, Spain)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess the importance of geotourism before, during and after the eruption of the Tajogaite Volcano (September to December 2021) on La Palma, Spain. The methodology applied consisted of identifying the geotourism products on the island before the eruption, the importance of the volcano for geotourism – by means of a survey – and the geotourism products developed after the eruption. The findings show that, before the eruption, La Palma's tourism products (hiking, archaeology, stargazing and volcano tourism) were closely related to its volcanic heritage. During the eruption, Tajogaite became a tourist attraction for the island, drawing thousands of visitors and scientists. Lastly, now that the eruption has ended, geotourism is playing a key role in the various island recovery plans through the evaluation of sites of geotourism interest and the design of geotrails in natural and urban areas.

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  • Dóniz-Páez Javier & Pérez Nemesio M. & Becerra-Ramírez Rafael & Hernández-Ramos William, 2024. "Geotourism on an active volcanic island (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain)," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 28(2), pages 47-53.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:28:y:2024:i:2:p:47-53:n:1003
    DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0032
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