The
Yucatán Peninsula justly attracts world-wide attention for its remarkable
Maya ruins, and for the inexhaustible wealth of information they provide
us about the most advanced Prehispanic civilization of the New World.
However, the peninsula's archaeological grandeur has tended to push
aside its ecological significance, important both as the environment
of today and that of the ancient Maya.
It
was a profound and intimate knowledge of this delicate environment's
natural cycles, and a keen understanding of its plants and animals,
that allowed the Maya civilization to flourish for over 1,000 years.
Then, as now, our very survival depends upon an understanding of nature's
rhythms, and upon our ability to adapt to them.
Our
tours are designed to illustrate how the past, including the colonial
and post-colonial periods, sheds light upon the dynamic action in process
today and why the Yucatan's unique ecosystems
are so important. We seek to provide an understanding of the Maya and
their tremendous accomplishments with visits to their ancient centers--placing
this fascinating culture in the natural context in which it developed--and
with excursions to reserves actively involved in the preservation
of our ecosystems.
Ecoturismo
Yucatán is a member of Pronatura Peninsula Yucatán, Mexico's largest
and most respected private conservation organization. We are also a
member of The Ecotourism Society and AMTAVE, Mexican Association of
Adventure and Ecotourism, and Cuerpos de Conservación Mexicanos.