GEO pedregal

MEXICO

Geopedregal

Geopedegral is an outcrop of young basaltic lava that has been rescued from being converted into a parking lot in Mexico´s National University (UNAM) main campus. Its original surface and associated vegetation cover have been restored and it is being used for multiple purposes including as an educational site for students from primary school to university level and a location for cultural events and festivities. (Ortega-Larrocea)

This place ambitions to serve as a starting point for several geo-tours around the University campus, with the aim to guide locals and visitors through the peculiarities of this lava field and raise awareness on environmental conservation, sustainability, and volcanic processes and hazards.

This project is  led by Marie-Noëlle Guilbaud at UNAM Campus, Mexico City.

INTRODUCTORY VIDEOS TO THE PROJECT

Geopedegral - Lava is life! [ENG]

Diálogos de ciencia: El geopedegral

What we've done so far

Webinars

Publications

Get updates and follow the project at : the Geopedegral Facebook Page