Pérez assures that this appointment «supposes un international milestone in the field of astrotourism, organized by the Starlight Foundation and to which different organizations, countries and regions have attended, among which Tenerife stands out, without a doubt ”. Pérez explains that, according to 2019 data, more than 200,000 people carried out a stargazing activity during their visit to Tenerife, “To which is added the recognition of the stellar park that we have on our Island and of which we are very proud.”
Also present in the Tenerife delegation were the director of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute, Rafael Rebolo, who unveiled, during the congress, the first photograph of the Archipelago taken with the Drago camera, made with 100% Canarian technology. Likewise, the president of the Starlight Foundation (whose headquarters is located on the island), Antonia Varela; the doctor in astrophysics of the University of La Laguna Juan Antonio Belmonte and IAC researcher Garik Israelian, as well as insular Starlight guides.
NASA Distinction
The recognition of the company Parque Estelar Starlight Camino Barranco de Badajoz, associated with Turismo de Tenerife, was received by its directors, José Ramos and Sandra Ramírez. The latter offered the presentation Natural Reserve of Heaven and Earth. The Park is already a benchmark company for activity in Tenerife and has obtained, from the POT, the certification of the Educator Professional Development Event program, making it the first in Spain and the second in Europe to obtain it.
The meeting held in Évora has also been the scene of the presentation of a pact signed in the Parliament of the Canary Islands in June 2021, signed by the Federation of Business and Professional Women BPW Spain and the Starlight Foundation for defend before the UN that the quality of the sky and access to starlight be Sustainable Development Goal number 18, says Turismo de Tenerife.
