January 28, 2009
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release
For the first time and for free, on Saturday 21 Sunday February 22 will be opened Isabela irrigation canals to enjoy the whole family, including grandparents and children. These water trails and paths abundant flora and fauna - with eco-tourism value exception, have supported agriculture and production energy in Puerto Rico for nearly a century. Precisely because they are still in use, access to them has been limited. His visit - just two days - is made possible by the Foundation of the College of Architects and Landscape Architects of Puerto Rico and the Municipality of Isabela. For more information, call (787) 982-0002.
Both Saturday and Sunday at hours 10 and 11 am and 1 and 2 pm, will offer walking tours, about 45 minutes long, with interpreters versed in the history, values \u200b\u200band tourism potential of the sector, also members of the community. The starting point of the tours is the Barrio Arenales Altos, Isabela. At the intersection of Highway # 2 with the PR 475 should turn south to reach the Km 0 Hm 9 and, after Community School Francisca Chaves, turn left. Beyond Km 2 Hm 1, turn left (east) on PR 494. A few meters ahead you can distinguish the area for free parking for the activity and the registration desk.
irrigation channels tour is part of a vast system built in 1927 that manages the Division of Irrigation, Dams and Reservoirs Electric Power Authority (ESA) over mountains, valleys and communities across the island to feed crops and homes Several municipalities of the north coast of Isabela, Quebradillas, Aguadilla and Moca. The opening of the irrigation channels has been proposed as long-term project by Jorge Rigau, FAIA Architects firm in the interest of expanding the domestic supply relative to leisure, in line with innovative ideas for ecotourism and the valuation of the environment and history the landscape, hiking, wildlife appreciation and bird watching. For this event
collaborate ESA, the Civic-Cultural Recreation Association Authentic (ARCCA) and the Master of Landscape Architecture at the Polytechnic University. Invites the general public to enjoy a landscape that few know, they miss many to go quickly, and even ignore it, because you never get off the car. Δ
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