One of the great events of the year around bicycles is already underway, Valencia Friendly City and Viajando Despacio will be in Valencia to listen a lot and tell you interesting things that are happening around the world of cycle tourism.
And in this week's program, Ana Vicente, deputy general director of Promotion of Rural Development, tells us about Natural Trails Program. Pedro Jiménez tells us an exciting proposal, the Arganda Train Cycle Path and we end the program with Sofía de la Torre, better known as: Guaytamba who will tell us about his Warmifonias project and his new bicycle trip.
These are the contents of the latest program:
06:05 Ana Vincent, Deputy Deputy Director General of Promotion of Rural Development in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment tells us that the Natural Paths Program is a great commitment to the recovery of traditional paths, livestock trails, Greenways with the basic objective of contribute to rural development.
41:36 – Now I am going to introduce you to
Sofia de la Torre. She represents the movement that Jorge Drexler sings to us perfectly. She was born in Ambato, Ecuador in 1988, she grew up in the capital Quito until she was 18 years old. She studied and lived for 7 years in Buenos Aires. She is an architect by profession and an illustrator by passion. She returned to live in Ecuador for 3 years and after applying for a postgraduate scholarship in Barcelona and being rejected at the last stage she left the little she had and went to travel by bicycle through South America. In 2017, together with 3 Ecuadorians, I traveled with the project
warmiphonies through 6 South American countries. Now, together with
Israel Coifman, a Brazilian cyclist and his partner, are going to Africa by bicycle from Israel.
Warmifonias from Lifelapse Films on Vimeo.
The music from today's program:
– We will walk – José Antonio Labordeta
– Train to the South – The Prisoners
– Movement – Jorge Drexler
We hope you enjoy the program!!

Chus Blázquez is the founder and project coordinator of Rutas Pangea, a Madrid-based cycling travel agency operating since 1993. A pioneer of organized cycle tourism in Spain, he has spent over 30 years designing and leading routes across four continents and more than 50 countries. As a consultant specializing in itinerary design, destination specialization, and tourism product development, he has worked with numerous autonomous communities and regions throughout Spain and collaborated with international destination management companies. He is a regular participant in industry fairs, conferences, workshops, and seminars, both in Spain and abroad, where he speaks about bicycle tourism as an economic activity and a driver of rural development. He is the creator of the podcast Viajando Despacio (Traveling Slowly) and a leading voice in specialized and general media outlets, including Ciclosfera, Cadena SER, Radio Viajera, El País, El Asombrario, and others. Through Rutas Pangea, he promotes initiatives for active tourism, sustainability, and rural culture through cycling.
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