Jambi, Aug 10 (Antara) - Lempur tourist village in Kerinci district, Jambi province will be registered for the World Legacy Award, which is an international award in tourism.
The village will be registered for Engaging Communities category, the Head of Tourism Destination at Jambi's Culture and Tourism Office, Guntur, said here on Wednesday.
"The category concerns the participation of the locals in developing tourism potential through local wisdom and environment preservation that give positive economic impacts to the people," he said.
Guntur added the Engaging Communities category is a recognition to the people's welfare through tourism optimization by empowering local people.
"We have approached and coached the local people since 2011. The village now is growing rapidly and the people are living well," he said, adding that Lempur village will be competing with other villages across the world.
"We expect to register Lempur on August 16, 2016. We also register the village at the Nations World Tourism Organization Awards," Guntur said.
Lempur tourist village, which will be inaugurated on August 20, 2016, has five unique lakes namely Lingkat, Nyalo, Duo, Kecik and Kaco.
The five lakes have different characteristics. 80 percent of the lakes are parts of the Kerinci Seblat National Park.
The indigenous forests located in the national park has been awarded the Kalpataru environment award in 2015.
According to Guntur, the people living in Lempur village still implement the local wisdom and cultures and actively participate in preserving their environment.
He said a package of ecotourism tour has been available for the people who want to explore the five lakes.
"The tour package attracts many domestic and foreign tourists," Guntur said.
(Reporting/Gresi Plasmanto)
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The village will be registered for Engaging Communities category, the Head of Tourism Destination at Jambi's Culture and Tourism Office, Guntur, said here on Wednesday.
"The category concerns the participation of the locals in developing tourism potential through local wisdom and environment preservation that give positive economic impacts to the people," he said.
Guntur added the Engaging Communities category is a recognition to the people's welfare through tourism optimization by empowering local people.
"We have approached and coached the local people since 2011. The village now is growing rapidly and the people are living well," he said, adding that Lempur village will be competing with other villages across the world.
"We expect to register Lempur on August 16, 2016. We also register the village at the Nations World Tourism Organization Awards," Guntur said.
Lempur tourist village, which will be inaugurated on August 20, 2016, has five unique lakes namely Lingkat, Nyalo, Duo, Kecik and Kaco.
The five lakes have different characteristics. 80 percent of the lakes are parts of the Kerinci Seblat National Park.
The indigenous forests located in the national park has been awarded the Kalpataru environment award in 2015.
According to Guntur, the people living in Lempur village still implement the local wisdom and cultures and actively participate in preserving their environment.
He said a package of ecotourism tour has been available for the people who want to explore the five lakes.
"The tour package attracts many domestic and foreign tourists," Guntur said.
(Reporting/Gresi Plasmanto)
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