| More than a thousand and a half families have come to the exhibition organized by the General Directorate of Mar Menor and distributed by the riverside municipalities of Cartagena, Los Alcázares, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar | The Mar de Cristal promenade has been the last of the coastal scenarios where it has been possible to enjoy "La Pandilla Salada, discovering the Mar Menor", an exhibition that has toured the riverside municipalities of the region throughout this summer.An itinerant and interactive exhibition equipped with QR codes that has made it easier for users to reproduce the audio guides through their own mobile terminals, reaching more than a thousand and a half families.Tourists, visitors and residents of Cartagena, Los Alcázares, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar, have turned over this August with the initiative "La Pandilla Salada, discovering the Mar Menor", promoted by the regional government to raise awareness in the respect, conservation, knowledge and care of the Mar Menor.The activity, in addition, has been designed to be enjoyed safely as it is equipped with all the anti-COVID-19 preventive measures and favoring social distance by being located in large and open spaces in the riverside municipalities of the wetland.
Pioneering exhibition in the implementation in an event of these anti-COVID security measures.Mainly families and children have been the ones who have approached the stories narrated live by Nacra, Seba, Anguila, Langostino, Caballito and Medusa, members of La Pandilla Salada del Mar Menor.The voices of these six inhabitants of the largest salty wetland in Europe have made this exhibition the most visited exhibition in the Region of Murcia in August thanks to those funny stories about the characteristics, curiosities and secrets of the Mar Menor, as well as its environment, flora and fauna.In addition, users have actively participated in solving the challenges posed by the characters, which were hidden in each of the six environments.
Those who have managed to find Caballito, Langostino, Anguila, Medusa, Seba and Nacra and take a selfie with each of the members of the Salada Gang have won a prize, which could be collected at the tourist offices of the municipalities where it was located The exhibition.It should be remembered that the environments of the exhibition were divided by title and themes.
"Vegetable refuge", "Underwater treasure" "Coloring the sky and earth / Birds", "Mar Menor landscapes", "A Mar Menor to enjoy / Tourism" and "Unique ecosystem in Europe" are all the spaces that have counted with its pertinent auditory explanation A different way of conceiving an exhibition without haste or time limit where the main objective has been to make known and facilitate the visual memory of the biodiversity of the Mar Menor, as well as its environmental resources as the main Natural heritage of the Region of Murcia, promoting respect and care for this important wetland through exhaustive knowledge of its peculiar characteristics (fauna, fleet, ecosystem, environment and biodiversity).“We are satisfied with the reception that this new concept of exhibition has had, which has allowed many families and children to be reached, an audience that plays a very important role for the present and future of the Mar Menor” explained Miriam Pérez, General Director of Mar Menor .
And it is that the exhibition reinforces the activities of awareness in the protection of the largest salty wetland in Europe among the riverine population and its visitors in a different way and adapted to the new health and safety requirements.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena