Specto Caracol

Snails have played an important role in the ideology and religion of ancient American peoples, many of whom considered them magical and used them in ritual ceremonies as ornaments, musical instruments, and architectural elements. Today they are a source of inspiration for poets and playwrights. For science, snails are a valuable study system to understand biodiversity and evolution. From a biological point of view, snails are very important due to their remarkable ecological and morphological diversity. Since many endemic snails are of conservation concern, and most South American species are not well cataloged, we must engage the general public through language that conveys the importance of biodiversity. However, it is not possible to see all the diversity of a species with the naked eye, therefore, in this application we will use models and images of snails and their shells as educational material with augmented reality to allow local communities to access knowledge of these organisms and their importance in the territory in which they live.