The proposals of the participants in the ULL Remote Villages project to the challenges posed by the municipality of Garachico were presented

On Sunday, December 3, the proposed solutions developed by students from the University of La Laguna, participants in the project, were presented at the Casa de Piedra in the municipality of Garachico. Remote Villages ULL to the challenges posed by said municipality.

Among the challenges identified in the municipality, three proposals stood out. The first was how to control the flow of visitors, thus avoiding overcrowding in Garachico's historic center; the second was how to promote the well-being and better interaction with the local population; and finally, how to integrate the neighborhoods in the upper part of town.

Among the more than 45 students from the University of La Laguna who applied to participate in this project, these ten were selected: Omayra Herrera Palma, from the Degree in Law, Kevin Álvarez Méndez from the Degree in Art History, Eros López Suárez from the Degree in Geography and Territorial Planning, Mar Pérez García from the Degree in Philosophy, Gabriel Acosta Jiménez from the Degree in Spanish, Language and Literature, María Samara Ascanio Castro from the Master in Regional Development, Gara María Rodríguez Luis from the Degree in Sociology, Izan Izquierdo Moreno from the Degree in Francophone Studies, Sara Rodríguez Socas from the Degree in Philosophy and Lucas Romero Borrajeros, from the Degree in Environmental Sciences.

The presentation was attended by, on behalf of the University, the Rector of the University of La Laguna, Francisco Javier García Rodríguez, the Director of the Secretariat of Internships and Employability of the Vice-Rectorate of Students, Inés Ruiz, and on behalf of the City Council, the Mayor of Garachico, José Heriberto González Rodríguez, the Councillor for Social Welfare, Education, Equality, Diversity, Youth and Childhood, María Candelaria Pérez González and the Councillor for Festivals and Culture, Andrés David Hernández Méndez.

This project has been promoted by the University of La Laguna, through its Vice-Rectorate for Students, financed by Banco Santander, and developed by the company Remote Villages, SL.