For the purposes of these regulations, the following definitions apply:
ADMINISTRATOR (ADMINISTRADORA): The municipal official 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 (ÁREA DE CAPTACIÓN): Site designated for the placement of a proposed work to obtain a certain volume of groundwater and thus satisfy a specific demand.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLASSROOM (AULA AMBIENTAL): A room located within a setting of importance for the ecological structure of a place, in which work is conducted with pedagogical proposals that have specific objectives regarding the natural characteristics and the environmental conflicts of the localities where it is immersed.
CARRYING CAPACITY (CAPACIDAD DE CARGA): The maximum number of visitors that a space can accommodate without causing an unacceptable alteration to the environment and its ecological conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EDUCACIÓN AMBIENTAL): A planned process that seeks to raise awareness among people to protect the environment, foster sustainable development and a balanced environment, creating awareness and responsibility to achieve positive attitudes.
EXTENSION AND RESEARCH (EXTENSIÓN E INVESTIGACIÓN): An academic activity that students of different levels may carry out, for scientific inquiry and investigation aimed at generating ideas and actions that provide information for the improvement of the conditions of the PAMRL and the quality of life of the nearby residents.
APPLICATION FORM (FORMULARIO DE SOLICITUD): A document maintained by the administrator of the Environmental Park intended to obtain basic information from visitors and control entries for guided tours (recorridos guiados), talks, or workshops (talleres).
SPRING (NACIENTE): The point at which water emerges from the ground and the surface of the aquifer meets the surface of the ground.
GUIDED TOURS (RECORRIDOS GUIADOS): A tool for transmitting knowledge that consists of a walk along trails (senderos), in the company of a guide (guía) who shows the site in detail, explains various aspects, and makes the tour attractive and educational.
TRAIL (SENDERO): A route or path that has been designed so that specific sites can be visited, observing and interacting with the landscape and its natural resources along the way.
WORKSHOP (TALLER): A form of teaching in which a group discusses a topic in a highly participatory manner. It is a type of practical learning with the aim of bringing something from "reality" to the classroom to seek an active and joint solution.
PUBLIC USE ZONE (ZONA DE USO PÚBLICO): A sector dominated by a natural environment where visitors arriving at the site for recreation, education, research, and any other purpose compatible with the objectives of the creation of the PAMRL can be accommodated.
RESTRICTED USE ZONE (ZONA DE USO RESTRINGIDO): A sector that presents a high degree of naturalness, maintains important ecological characteristics, and is a fragile zone (zona frágil).
FRAGILE ZONE (ZONA FRÁGIL): An area that can easily deteriorate environmentally and in which anthropic (human) intervention can trigger a series of ecosystem alterations, which are a continuous threat and may become irreversible.
GUIDE (GUIA): The person in charge of leading a group of tourists and showing them the attractions of the area, whether through a tour, route, or visit.