Pico da Neblina to be reopened for tourism

The forecastão é that public visitção pública will be allowed from Marchço this year. The agencies and operators interested have until January 21 to qualify

O Pico da Neblina National Parklocated in the state of Amazonas Amazonas state, will be reopened for tourism. The forecast ío that the visitção public is allowed from Marchúo this year. The agencies and operators interested have until January 21 to qualify. The final result of the authorized companies and the schedule of operations should be published by the end of February by the Chico Mendes Biodiversity Conservation Institute (ICMBio). Read the accreditation announcement here.

According to the Institute, the provision of services needs to follow the Plan of Visitção, approved by the government, and the Letter of Annuênence from the National Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai). In the case of Pico da Neblina, because it is a conservation unit and an indigenous territory, there is dual protection and affect. Thus, the tour operators will act in partnership with the Yanomami. The responsibility of tourism management is the Yanomami Association of the Rio Cauaburis and Affiliates (Ayrca), which will have the support of public agencies. Porém, the accreditation of operators é made by ICMBio, which analyzeá all the documentationção companies, giving legal security ídica às ações.

The process to reopen the Pico da Neblina à visitção turistílasted about five years. The work was surrounded by care because the area has dual affect, that is, environmental conservation unit and Yanomami indigenous territory. In this way, all the discussions involved the alignment of the legislation of ICMBio and Funai, with support and advice from the ISA (Socio-environmental Institute). One of the concerns, according to the ICMBio, was to guarantee the autonomy of the indigenous people.

The minister Marcelo Alvaro Antônio stressed that Brazil has a great opportunity to increase the flow of nature tourism, ecotourism, and adventure tourism. According to the World Economic Forum, Brazil occupies the 2nd place in natural resources on the planet. "The structureção of our parks is fundamental in the process of turning our potential into reality, generating jobs and income for the population," he said.

Manager of the Pico da Neblina National Park, Luciana Uehara, highlights that the reopening é result of a process that had início in 2014, with several ações to build the project visitção. The park has been closed since 2003, on the recommendation of the Federal Public Ministry, due to the disorganization of tourist exploitation that was generating violations of indigenous rights, conflict with tourists, and impacts on the environment.

The Park

The Pico da Neblina National Park was created in 1979 with the objective of protecting the natural wealth of the Amazon region and controlling the unbridled occupation of the frontiers in the north of the country. Located on the border with Venezuela and Colombia, Pico da Neblina is the highest peak in the country, with a height of 2,995 meters.

With information from ICMBio