Browsing by Subject "Colca Canyon"

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Atrakcje geoturystyczne Kanionu Rio Colca i jego otoczenia
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Radwanek-Bąk, Barbara
This article describes a selection of geotourism phenomena located in a region of Rio Colca Canyon and also presents a preliminary concept of their evaluation. Proposed criteria are as follows: educational-cognitive, landscape-scenic, architectonical-cultural, sport-recreational. Separately there were appreciated two aspects of availability: transport conditions and tourist access difficulty level. Assembled information are important component of presently preparing, preliminary geologic and physiographic documentation of mentioned region. The main goal of activity was focused to give the scientific-geological base for the purpose to create here The Colca Canyon National Park.
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Czwartorzędowa ewolucja Doliny i Kanionu Colca - raport z badań geomorfologicznych wykonanych w roku 2006
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Kalicki, Tomasz; Kukulak, Józef
Geomorphological mapping was carried out in Colca Valley between Chivay and Madrigal (section of 30 km length) and in Colca Canyon upstream of Canco (three cross sections). Both the valley and the canyon are conditioned by tectonic structures. Three sections with different morphology and processes modelling bottom and sides of the valley could be distinguished in the Colca Valley. A water-course was periodically obstructed by landslides (Colca Valley) or lava flows (Colca Canyon) and dam lakes occurred. The recent Colca Valley is a result of the Middle Pleistocene capture of endorheic system of intermountain grabens by a river which belongs to the Pacific Ocean drainage basin. Lake filling by volcanic ashes occurred in these grabens in the end of Pliocene and the beginning of Quater-nary. Capture happened in tectonically determined place on downthrow at block and fracture line. A lack of rejuvenation of longitudinal profile of the Colca Valley can result from young age of capture, neotectonic movements and also river overloading by colluvia directly upstream of the capture place.
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Flora mszaków i porostów Kanionu Colca (Peru) - badania rekonesansowe
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Cykowska, Beata; Flakus, Adam
The paper is a preliminary report of a long-term project that aims at completing the flora of bryophytes and lichens in the projected Canyon Colca and the Valley of the Volcanoes National Park area (Arequipa, Peru). The bryophytes and lichens of this deepest canyon in the world has remained underexplored for a long time. These organisms dominate in the vegetation cover and exhibit a remarkable species diversity resulting from habitat richness in this area. The important result of preliminary studies was discovered the first records of lichens Lecanora leuckertiana in South America and Lepraria impossibilis in the Southern Hemisphere. Further researeh should result in completing floristic lists of bryophytes and lichens of the Canyon Colca and the Valley of the Volcanoes National Park and should provide arguments for the protection of its unique wild life.
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Górnictwo i inne inwestycje w sąsiedztwie Kanionu Colca
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Paulo, Andrzej; Gałaś, Andrzej
Economic and social environment of protected areas have crucial importance to their establishing and performance. Several gold and silver mines currently operated by Buenaventura and Hochschild to the north of Rio Colca Canyon and the Valley of the Volcanoes stimulate regional development and fulfill environmental standards. Mining leases cover more than 1500 km$^2$. Geological structure of ore deposits is given along with history, production activity, perspectives and sustainable management input of the mines. Mining camps may be adapted for housing of future visitors of National Park Colca Canyon and Valley of the Volcanoes. Water tunnels of Majes Project are not conflicting with nature protection and future Angostura dam and artificial lake shall enhance touristic assets. Socabaya - Mantaro power line negatively affects landscape and planned road Ayo - Huambo poses some doubts. Creation of geopark shall strengthen poor system of protected areas in Arequipa region.
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Idea ochrony Kanionu Colca i Doliny Wulkanów
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Gałaś, Andrzej; Paulo, Andrzej
Development of tourism and related infrastructure in the Rio Colca Canyon region endangers environment of this deepest canyon worldwide. There is urgent need of balancing landuse development by protection of the most valuable areas and proving their importance to the world heritage of nature. Studies performed by the Polish Scientific Expedition to Peru since 2003 are aimed at project of the Canyon Colca and Valley of Volcanoes National Park. This park should protect a unique section of the orogenic belt 100 km long and 1-3 km high, magnificient landscape, sets of active faults, volcanoes, hot springs and specific wildlife including the largest condor habitat in the Andes. New park would strenghten the state protected areas system in the Arequipa department, increase its tourist attractiveness and determine constraints of regional development. Local authorities show great interest in developing the project.
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Medycyna konwencjonalna i medycyna tradycyjna w rejonie Kanionu Colca, Peru
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Ryn, Zdzisław Jan
Health care in the region under study as well as in whole Latin America comes out from overlapping of professional European medicine on long lasting experience of local faith healers. Present author determined state of health and incidence of disease among inhabitants, as well as condition of local health service, and relations between traditional medicine and religion and sorcery which are entrenched in archeological objects, mummified bodies and are observable in continued rituals. Medicines available in the local markets and herbs planted for medical purpose are described. Local authority representative and healers were interviewed on the functioning of traditional medicine and its relation to institutional medicine. Present growth of tourism requires development of official medical staff and services as a matter of great urgency. The need follows, among other, from weak adaptation of foreign tourists to high altitude zone, 3200-4800 m a.s.l. which is common in this region.
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Sprawozdanie z Polskiej Wyprawy Naukowej Peru 2006
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Głogowska, Magdalena; Krupa, Joanna
Polish Scientific Expedition Peru 2006 was active from June 25 until August 4. A group of 15 scientific workers from several institutions was led by prof. Andrzej Paulo (AGH), working in the area in previous years also. The institutions involved: AGH University of Science and Technology, Pedagogical University, Jagiellonian University, University of Silesia, Polish Geological Institute, Polish Academy of Science. Research groups composed of two or three persons studied: volcanology, tectonism, geomorphology, geotourism, biology, archeology and natural medicine. The research area included: the Colca Valley from Callalli to Madrigal, Colca Canyon from Cabanaconde to Huambo, the Valley of the Volcanoes, as well as mountain area Orcopampa - Caylloma. The research is aimed to identify and document unique valors of the area which would form future national park and its envelope.
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Wstępne opracowanie bioty porostowej w obrębie Kanionu Colca oraz Doliny Wulkanów (Peru)
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Sobiech-Matura, Katarzyna; Węgrzyn, Michał
Lichenological investigations were conducted in the region of Colca Valley, Colca Canyon and Valley of the Volcanoes (Central Andes), in the area of puna, at altitudes between 3000 and 5000 m a.s.l. Specimens were collected on 20 sites, located using GPS receiver. Most of the 150 specimens are crustose lichens. Squamulose, foliose and fruticose lichens are less frequent. Epilithic lichens belong mostly to genera Acarospora, Buellia and Psiloparmelia. Among epigeic lichens most common are species of following genera: Acarospora, Flavoparmelia, Lecidea, Caloplaca, Lepraria and Physconia. On wooden parts of cacti genera: Buellia, Caloplaca, Teloschistes and Xanthoria were identified, and on wooden parts of vascular plants genera: Physcia, Buellia, Candelariella, Usnea, Parmelia and Caloplaca. Now further work is being done to determine the species and the level of lichen biodiversity in this region.