For the purposes of these regulations, the following definitions apply:
ADMINISTRATOR: Municipal employee responsible for the proper management and decision-making for the adequate fulfillment of the objectives of the Río Loro Environmental Park and the services provided therein.
CATCHMENT AREA: Site intended for the location of a proposed works to obtain a certain volume of groundwater and thus satisfy a specific demand.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLASSROOM: Room located within a setting of importance for the ecological structure of a place, in which pedagogical proposals are developed that have specific objectives regarding the natural characteristics and environmental conflicts of the localities where it is immersed.
CARRYING CAPACITY: Maximum number of visitors that a space can accommodate without causing an unacceptable alteration to the environment and its ecological conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: Planned process that seeks to raise awareness among people to protect the environment, promote sustainable development and a balanced environment, creating awareness and responsibility to achieve positive attitudes.
OUTREACH AND RESEARCH: Academic activity that students of different levels can carry out, for scientific search and inquiry aimed at generating ideas and actions that provide information for the improvement of the conditions of the PAMRL and the quality of life of nearby residents.
APPLICATION FORM: Document held by the administrator of the Environmental Park whose purpose is to obtain basic information from visitors and control admissions for guided tours (recorridos guiados), talks, or workshops.
SPRING (NACIENTE): Point at which water emerges from the ground and the surface of the aquifer meets the ground surface.
GUIDED TOURS (RECORRIDOS GUIADOS): Tool for transmitting knowledge consisting of a walk along trails, accompanied by a guide who shows the site in detail, explains various aspects, and makes the tour attractive and educational.
TRAIL (SENDERO): Route or path that has been designed so that specific sites can be visited on foot, observing and interacting with the landscape and its natural resources.
WORKSHOP: Form of teaching in which a group addresses a topic in a highly participatory manner. It is a type of practical learning with the objective of bringing something from "reality" into the classroom to seek an active and joint solution.
PUBLIC USE ZONE: Sector dominated by a natural environment where those visitors who come to the place for recreation, education, research, and any other purpose compatible with the creation objectives of the PAMRL can be received.
RESTRICTED USE ZONE: Sector that presents a high degree of naturalness, maintains important ecological characteristics, and is a fragile zone.
FRAGILE ZONE (ZONA FRÁGIL): Zone that can environmentally deteriorate easily and in which anthropogenic (human) intervention can trigger a series of ecosystem alterations, which are a continuous threat and can become irreversible.
GUIDE: Person responsible for leading a group of tourists and showing them the attractions of the area, whether through a tour, route, or visit.