Melina Quiña, a young woman from Jesús María, a graduate in Social Communication from the National University of Córdoba (UNC), has developed an innovative project of sound experience called “Sound stories that inhabit the landscape”.
This project, created with her partner Nadia Vaudagna from San Francisco, seeks to offer a unique experience in the West Park Natural Reserve.
A project that merges the institutional and the radio
Both met at the university and, despite being from different cities and specializing in opposite fields, they managed to combine the institutional and the radio.
This process, which required two years of effort, culminated in the creation of a sound product in audio format that can be accessed digitally through a cell phone and headphones while touring the reserve.
Innovation in environmental education
Through 10 chapters, the voices of the young women narrate a self-guided tour at different stops, allowing tourists to immerse themselves in the landscape in a different way; through listening and with sensitive sounds of nature.
They thoroughly researched the format of audio guides, more commonly found in museums or national parks, to adapt it to a natural reserve.
A promising future
Melina expressed her desire to continue specializing in creating audio guides for different places, having received many positive comments recommending the use of this product in other spaces. The authorities of Jesús María have incorporated the audio guide into the City Natural Reserve, and it is already available to be listened to in the reserve or from home through Spotify.
A sound experience with 10 Stops
The audio guide contains ten audios accessible through a QR code on the platforms Izitravel and Spotify. The tour includes stops such as:
- The Aromo Forest Stop: Imagining the landscape of native trees during the seasons.
- The Tuscas and Espinal Stop: Species and animals not visible to the naked eye.
- The Old Carob Tree: Legends of the tree and the history of the carob fruit.
- The River Stop: Function of wetlands, history of the reserve, and the legend of “The Mother of Water”.
- The Evergreen Forest: Exotic plants.
- The Viewpoint: Contemplation of the river.
- Floods of 2015: Reflection on space and climate regulation.
Melina concluded that this project is not only accessible to environmental education, but also highlights a transcendental native space for the city.
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