Foreign teachers visit the El Gullán scientific station

On December 21, professors David Julseth and Henry Tarco, from the University of Belmont, visited the El Gullán scientific station, from the University of Azuay, in order to get to know the place and schedule future visits with their students.

Julseth stated that they plan to return in May of the following year and stay in Ecuador for about three weeks. Well, according to Tarco, what you want is that the students appreciate cultural manifestations from a different perspective, for example, in the food, for this, in the afternoons they will go to eat in the markets.

"The visit to the station will be one day, which will be used so that, together with a professor of Biology from Belmont University, the students can observe and study plants, insects and animals," explained Julseth.

And this is precisely what can be done in the place, since the station has 138 hectares in which there are climatic floors that create microclimates and help diversity

The future visit is part of a pilot project to strengthen ties with Belmont University and develop similar projects.

The Gullán scientific station is ready, since it has beds for about 45 people, bathrooms, hot showers, kitchen, laundry, nursing area, classrooms and internet.

This added to the fact that the products that are handled are biodegradable.

"We use the water from the water sources of the station and since the products we use are biodegradable they do not affect the environment. Everything that is used is returned. For example, we have a bleach that is not like chlorine, it reaches the ground and dissolves, it fertilizes it, "said Diego González, station administrator.

Despite this, there are still pending works that will help improve the stay in the place. Among the projects to be carried out is that of generating sustainable electrical energy, and the implementation of laboratories for all the faculties with the aim of carrying out research in collaboration with the School of Biology.

In addition, it is planned to develop hydroponic crops for feeding farm animals, since there are drought seasons in which there is a lack of boiling. "For this, we already have the irrigation systems, only the cement structure is missing," said González.

"This will not only benefit the station, but also the community, as they will come and learn how it is done so that they can apply it to their crops," continues González.

Thanks to this, after about two hours of touring the station, Julseth and Tarco said goodbye stating that the place had exceeded their expectations and that they will surely return.

UDA Correspondent