Snorkelling Cenotes – but can they be saved?

Read MexicoReporter.com’s dispatch for CNN Traveler on the Mayan Riviera’s cenotes here. The mystical depths of Mexico’s ceynotes attract cave divers from round the world. But what can be done to safeguard these ancient treasure troves from the impact of tourism? Deborah Bonello reports. Click here for video reports.

Mexico’s environmental issues

The ‘complete disregard’ of most Mexicans for their environment is one of the biggest problems to improving the health of the country’s natural assets and surroundings. Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv) Tags: mexicoreporter, newcorrespondent, tulum, mexiconservacion

Snorkelling a Cenote in Tulum

The Maya Riviera down on the Caribbean Mexican Coast is home to some of the country’s best kept secrets – cenotes. Cenotes are underwater caves, and there are more than 150 forming part of the network along the Riviera. You can dive or snorkel them, and I had a commission to write a piece for [...]

Tulum’s dirty beaches

New Correspondent paid a visit to the Sian Ka’an Biosphere reserve in Tulum, Mexico. Lucy Gallagher from Mexiconservacion explained why the Reserve’s beaches are so dirty.

Ignorance and corruption are some of the biggest barriers to improving Mexico’s deteriorating environment

Water pollution is one of the biggest problems, and the growth of tourism in the area prompts the growth of new settlements due to the new jobs created. The hotels are required to have a water-treatment plant, but the settlements for hotel workers have no such facilities obligations or facilities. The direct impact of tourism [...]