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Garcia Jiménez reproaches the government team of the Popular Party that for years Lorca is forgetting and renouncing its extensive archaeological potential.

It proposes a plan of action so that the municipality advances towards the recovery, promotion and conquest of this type of cultural tourism, through the valorization and the opening to the public of its excavations

The councilor of the PSOE in the city of Lorca, María Antonia García Jiménez has announced the content of one of the motions with which they will ask in the next plenary session that Lorca in collaboration with public and private administrations and entities, develop and implement a plan Of actions to recover and put in value the archaeological sites of the municipality, as well as the results of the excavations to date, as a dynamizing element of the economic and tourist activity of the municipality.

García Jiménez points out that tourism in excavations has become a symbol "a fundamental asset" in the economy, as well as a means "to claim the identity and uniqueness of peoples against cultural uniformity."

So much so, he says, that in today's society, archeology has achieved a "prominent role within the socio-economic sphere."

Therefore, he regrets that in Lorca, despite having a large archeological wealth "is giving up our vast potential."

Therefore, he says that the City of Lorca should be marked as a priority "to move towards the recovery, promotion and conquest of this type of cultural tourism, through the opening to the public of their excavations."

According to García Jiménez, this exploitation would carry with it a "high quality tourist" advertising of the municipality of Lorca for the visitor, because we would be before a type of tourist "more qualified and with great purchasing power" It adds that also we would get an additional incentive for a More sustainable and seasonally adjusted tourism offer.

María Antonia García has cited the extensive archaeological potential that counts the municipality of Lorca, and that it is appropriate that the City of Lorca begins to care and put in value.

In addition to the Argárico village of the village of Almendricos, has highlighted the Archaeological Park in the Castle of Lorca.

He regrets that practically since the discovery of the Synagogue, archaeological excavations have been stopped in the area of ​​which, he says, there are more than 1,800 m2 still without excavation.

In this case, it proposes the recovery of the Open for Excavations program, and a specific plan of visits.

Garcia Jimenez also claims the continuation of excavations under the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Huertas, Convento and Palacio Califal, following the recommendations of the archaeologist responsible for the latest discoveries, Ms. Ana Pujante who stated that there is "a lot to restore and dig ".

In the same way, it has encouraged the recovery of the International Labor Camp, in the hamlet of Coy, highlighting the work done by the excellent Dr. Dona Maria Manuela Ayala Juan.

Also the valorization and promotion of the paleolithic deposit of the Serrata, as well as the archaeological tourism route of Lorca "La Quintilla", which at the end of the 90s was intervened by the director of the Archaeological Museum D. de Andrés Martínez and The head of unit of the Museum, Mrs. Juana Ponce.

Source: PSOE Lorca