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Some places are fortunately seeing Dark Skies as a valid tourist asset to be protected

Dark Sky Alqueva - The First Starlight Tourism Destination in the World: https://darkskyalqueva.com/en/

Dark sky protection is definitely a thing and tourism worthy. I've known of this one I regularly visited for at least the last 15 years https://en.cieletoilemontmegantic.org

I find it funny that both your and parent comments destinations advertise as being "first", and probably Atacama stargazing tourists predate both of these initiatives

My ancestors were stargazing in the Namib when your continent hadn't even been discovered yet.

It follows that you and the person you replied to have the same ancestors.

Do we know of anybody whose ancestors were not stargazing in some part of Africa prior to other continents being first set foot on by humans though?

Been there, it's amazing.

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