Fundación La Tortuga had a wonderful visit with Provita’s friends in the Macanao Peninsula and its Margarita Parakeet Conservation Project. This successful work has been carried out on Margarita Island since 1989, where the community has made important contributions to the protection of these species both nationally and internationally.
Last Thursday, May 21, at the +Libros bookstore in the city of Lechería, the presentation of the book "Conservation and Protection of Sea Turtles" by Fundación La Tortuga and edited by Fundación Empresas Polar took place, through the usual conversation that this bookstore holds every month, giving the Anzoatiguense community the opportunity to have a more direct contact with different authors and their works to encourage reading.
With "The Earth takes the Urban Space", the event in honor of the planet began on April 23 at the headquarters of La Tortuga Foundation. A parade of living mannequins representing each terrestrial element (earth, water, air, and fire) paraded along Américo Vespucio Avenue, culminating the tour at the foundation’s facilities, where they were awaited by the theturtlefoundation present. The models belong to the Contemporary Dance Group "Movimiento Alternativo" from Guanta, Anzoátegui...
Last Saturday, March 28th, Earth Hour 2015 was celebrated at the facilities of Fundación La Tortuga. Organized by the Movimiento Soy Verde UDO, this event featured the presentation of "Poética Tribal" dances and music of young local talents, who under the light of lit candles played to the delight of those present.
Last Sunday, March 22nd, Fundación La Tortuga, Inparques and Maru Marine Tours with a group of volunteers celebrated the 6th Edition of the Underwater Cleanup in Mochima National Park in the framework of World Water Day.
At the headquarters of La Tortuga Foundation there is a sample of ceramic and stoneware pieces from our historical past, for the delight of young and old alike.
On February 17, 2005, this organization was legally born to contribute to the conservation and protection of nature, with an emphasis on marine-coastal ecosystems, the preferred areas to develop almost all the projects it has worked on.
Every February 2, World Wetlands Day is celebrated around the world, thanks to the Intergovernmental Treaty signed in the city of Ramsar (Iran) in 1971, which provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of these natural or non-natural areas.
La Tortuga Foundation wishes you all the best in the coming year.
Over the years, tourism and adventure sports activities have established a symbiosis with programs aimed at improving, maintaining, and recovering the environment. For this reason, La Tortuga Foundation has been one of OVETUDA’s allies in the development of campaigns aimed at raising awareness about the maintenance of the environment, taking advantage of the Aquatic Festival in the city of Puerto La Cruz.
