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The Minister of Industry, Tourism, Enterprise and Innovation, Juan Carlos Ruiz, said this morning that "from the regional government we support and drive the Fair of Minerals and Fossils of the Union, as an initiative linked to the essence of this city is mining, which is an attraction for many visitors and has a great impact on the local economy. "
Ruiz was speaking at the presentation of the nineteenth edition of this event, to be held between 2 and 4 April in the building of the Old Public Market of La Union.
The event, held at the Ministry, also attended by the mayor of La Union, Julio García Cegarra, and the president of the Federation of Business and Professional La Union, Mariano Miranda, organizers of the fair.
The head of Tourism said that "this Fair of Minerals and Fossils is listed as the third in Spain for the quality of materials displayed on a total of 36 exhibitors," adding that "every year, an exhibition that always surprises held at visitor ".
In this edition, will be presented with the oldest fossils known life forms on Earth.
Juan Carlos Ruiz stressed that the Fair of Minerals and Fossils of the Union "together, along with a variety of minerals, fossils, gems, tools and jewelry with natural mineral, other parallel activities, such as the 'Tribute to Mining' and different prizes ".
The Minister also referred to the large number of visitors attracted to this event La Union, and said that "in this issue'm sure the 12,000 visitors who registered last year will be overcome, from all over Spain as well as some European countries ".
Similarly, the head of Tourism said that "the dates on which it is held are a success, to match the Thursday, Friday and Holy Saturday, because the Easter Minera La Union, one of the most popular and oldest in the Region , is a major tourist attraction. "
36 exhibitors from different communities
The Minister also noted that 23 of the 36 exhibitors come from other regions and one of Portugal, "which contributes to the national impact and beyond our borders of this event, an event that has a positive impact on the economic fabric of the municipality, and in the activity of shops and bars, to a movement of important people to see the show "occur.
Also, Juan Carlos Ruiz said that "The Union is an example of town that has managed to become tourist what constitutes its essence as a city. Mining is the case of the Festival del Cante de las Minas, the Mining Park, the Procession Christ of the Miners and the Fair of Minerals and Fossils, what a unique landscape and modernism of its most emblematic buildings, "he adds.
"A proof of the good work being done is that users of the Tourist Office of La Union in 2014 grew more than 75 percent from 2013, with the culture, the main reason for travel (61 percent), followed for parties (21 percent) and trade (14 percent), "said Juan Carlos Ruiz, who noted that" these data are reflected in a growth of over five percent in the number of workers in activities tourism during 2014, the largest growth in the region of Cartagena. "
Source: CARM
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