It has been announced that within the Works Program for the Strengthening of Cancun and Tulum by Sedatu, together with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), a new project will begin in Tulum. The so-called Jaguar Park will have an area of almost 300,000 hectares, making it the second largest reserve in the state after the Sian Ka’an Biosphere.
The main purpose is to promote the preservation of the natural and cultural wealth of the Riviera Maya, turning it into a kind of conservation sanctuary that will include the restoration of damaged areas, as well as the development of various protection strategies for endemic species such as the jaguar.
It has been announced that a large part of the land belonged to the government, which has donated it for integration into the program. In addition to the park, the aim is to delimit a new protected natural area of more than 250,000 hectares with the possibility of being annexed to the more than 660,000 hectares existing in the Tulum National Park, and this new reserve is expected to be the entrance to the archaeological zone. In addition to Tulum, land will be recovered to expand the protected areas in Uxmal, Palenque, Chichen Itza and Calakmul.
In this way, the Jaguar Park seeks to attract more visitors while raising awareness of the importance of caring for the environment in Tulum.
Projects such as the Jaguar Park and the Tulum International Airport will form a new Tulum, with greater infrastructure and awareness, which should be completed by December of this year.
