Colorado’s First Bilingual Hiking Map a Major Success
This article first appear in our Winter 2023 issue of Wild Works.
This summer, Wilderness Workshop’s Defiende Nuestra Tierra program published the first bi-lingual map for exploring public lands in the state of Colorado. With an online version and 1,500 (and counting) print copies of the Camino Latino already distributed, the main goal of the map is to connect the Latino community with the beautiful public lands that surround all of us. The map is part of our larger vision to ensure everyone in our community feels welcome on public lands and are part of shared efforts to protect them.
The map includes information about 18 of the most popular trails and areas in the region, such as the Lost Man Loop, Avalanche Creek and Harvey Gap State Park. The map includes information about outdoor gear libraries where you can borrow gear at no cost and useful information about public lands, especially how to be a steward and advocate.
Blue Sky Adventures in Glenwood Springs proud to display, and
stock, the Camino Latino.
Omar Sarabia (center) on the summit of Red Hill, in Carbondale, along with Defiende members.
“Our goal with the Camino Latino is to ensure that more information about public lands is available in Spanish in an easy and friendly format for our community,” said Omar Sarabia, Director of Defiende Nuestra Tierra. “Providing a print and digital map in Spanish will go a long way to giving the community more information and inspiration for enjoying these special public places with their families.”
