Armenia was presented as eco-tourism destination in Buenos Aires and Montevideo
06.12.2009 17:34 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Capacity crowds turned out at the Union General
Armenia de Beneficencia (AGBU) headquarters in the capitals of
Argentina and Uruguay to hear author-photographers Matthew Karanian
and Robert Kurkjian present Armenia as an eco-tourism destination and
to celebrate Armenian heritage.

The authors illustrated their presentation with a photography slide
show of the people, countryside, and historic sites of Armenia and
Artsakh. The event in Buenos Aires on November 19 was held under the
auspices of Argentina’s Armenian Embassy and was co-sponsored by the
AGBU Young Professionals. Uruguay’s AGBU Youth League was the sponsor
of the event in Montevideo on November 26.

Karanian and Kurkjian told the audiences in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
and in Montevideo, Uruguay, that the Diaspora’s continued support of
Armenia and Karabagh is vital to the country’s success, and that
traveling to Armenia also allows the Diaspora to understand its needs.
The authors discussed the state of conservation and environmental
awareness in Armenia, including the steps toward the tentative
recovery of the Lake Sevan ecosystem.

Kurkjian and Karanian are the creators of `The Stone Garden Guide:
Armenia and Karabagh,’ which is the first photography-based and
conservation-themed commercial travel guide to the region.

`Armenia and Karabagh’ has won three national book awards and has been
one of the best-selling books on the subject of Armenia for the past
several years.