Holbox an endangered wonder

Holbox is patrimony of the whole world.

 

In recent times, the 1,500 inhabitants of Holbox have seen the tourist infrastructure of the island grow. In high season, this space, only 2.2 kilometers wide and 44 kilometers long, accommodates up to 20,000 inhabitants.

However, services such as water, drainage and electricity are being widely exceeded. Thanks to some private foundations and government agencies, they have begun to become aware that the damage caused to the groundwater table and to the species of flora and fauna in the area may be irreversible due to rapid growth.

This was one of the best kept secrets in the Caribbean and could continue to be one of the natural paradises of Mexico, but we must be aware that these ecosystems need our care and that of our visitors, that is why we invite you to protect together with us the wonderful island of Holbox before we can no longer share it with our future generations.

Biosphere Reserve

Let's help rescue Mexico.

Yum Balam Flora and Fauna Protection Area, Holbox is accessible by sea from Chiquilá, you can take the ferry and in a 20-minute journey you will be here. This reserve was decreed in 1994 and is a natural refuge for several endangered species. Hence, the tourism projects for this area are carried out with a sustainable approach, seeking the minimum impact on the various ecosystems of the area.

A dark chapter of paradise.

 

At the end of the 19th century, the island of Holbox and its surroundings served as a refuge for survivors from Yucatán and Bacalar who were escaping from the so-called caste war, a Mayan rebellion movement against the whites who were in the western part of the Yucatán peninsula.

Around 1890 some landowners such as Salvador Alvarado with the help of the government of the dictator Porfirio Díaz created haciendas producing henequen and towns such as Solferino, Moctezuma, Punta Tunich, Yalahau, Chiquilá, San José, where the Mayans were exploited mainly in inhumane working conditions and deceptive work plans such as stripe stores, let us remember that the practice of slavery in Mexican lands had been abolished since 1810, the year of Mexican Independence.

Inside the jungle, after a slide of trees and earth, Holbox opens its enormous eyes of water, pupils inhabited by wings and dolphins... How do you measure beauty?... When is it too much?

In recent times, the 1,500 inhabitants of Holbox have seen the island’s tourist infrastructure grow. In high season, this space, only 2.2 kilometers wide and 44 kilometers long, accommodates up to 20,000 inhabitants.

However, services such as water, drainage and electricity are being widely exceeded. Thanks to some private foundations and government agencies, they have begun to become aware that the damage caused to the groundwater table and to the species of flora and fauna in the area may be irreversible due to rapid growth.

This was one of the best kept secrets in the Caribbean and could continue to be one of the natural paradises of Mexico, but we must be aware that these ecosystems need our care and that of our visitors, that is why we invite you to protect together with us the wonderful island of Holbox before we can no longer share it with our future generations.

A WALK ON THE BEACH IN THE MOONLIGHT

The southern beaches of Isla Holbox give us one of the most wonderful spectacles on the planet, it is the arrival of millions of tiny bioluminescent microorganisms to these beaches, which when riding the waves light up an intense blue color, a spectacle worthy of meet at least once in life.

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