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The importance of Sustainability

By Elkin Romero Prieto.

Colombia is a country that has a big diversity of resources such as: cultural, gastronomic, natural, and additionally, the end of 50 years of conflict, makes it an ideal tourist destination that many people want to know to live different experiences. That is the reason why it is important to protect our resources for the future generations. Tourism is an important factor to continue growing, so this sector must be friendly with the environment in order to generate an armonic place for everybody. It is also important to preserve the local culture, because it identifies the region expressions related to accents, dance, music, food and handcraft. All this offer makes the tourism a unique experience.

The Importance of Sustainable: The 2017 winning Eco paragraph!

The winner of the 2017 Eco paragraph contest was the student Elkin Romero Prieto. Inspired by Colombia's biodiversity and culture, Romero wrote a short paragraph about the importance of preserve our natural resources. One more time, Tourism is a important factor for the sustainable development.

Promotion of the contest.

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