GEOLOGY AND GEOTOURISM IN LA CHAPADA DIAMANTINA

Abstract

Normally geologists have been devoted to their traditional research related to lithology and structural studies of rocks, their location on maps and to mining deposits as well. But those days are close to change because other aspects are now about to be discovered, geo-tourism, which is in fact the idea to just visit the geological points such as interesting sites, mountains and so on, where they can be found in nature. The Chapada Diamantina is located on the center portion of the state of Bahia, Brazil, and it has a great tourism potential to lure people from everywhere, because of great geo-diversity, i.e. its geological sites or outcrops. For this purpose, it is only necessary to systematize the roads that take the visitor who has special desire to know and to understand the places shown.