Campaign to protect cenotes from pig farm goes global
Protestors in Humún have made good on their promise to take their campaign to the entire world.
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Huge pig farm in cenote zone remains silent pending court ruling
The pig farm in Homún remains silent while two petitions filed by protesters are weighed by a federal court.
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Cenote Xlacah yields more Mayan artifacts and remains
Rubble from pre-Hispanic buildings, ceramic remains, and bones from both humans and animal were some of the most recent findings at Cenote Xlacah at the Maya archaeological site Dzibilchaltún.
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Cenote-brand tequila made with volcano water from Jalisco
New York City-based Stoli Group on Friday announced the introduction of Cenote Tequila – “Tequila with a Soul.”
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Battle against pig farm could reach international body
The lawyer of the human rights group Indignación and a representative of the inhabitants of Homún, Lourdes Guadalupe Medina Carrillo told reporters that they are willing take their fight against a pig farm to the world stage.
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Judge sides with pig farm developers, state agencies
A district court judge has declared that complaints about a large pig farm in Homún are unfounded.
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State official offers the upside of a pig plant in Cenote Zone
The planned pig farm in the cenote-rich village of Homún will not be allowed to operate without its own wastewater treatment plant.
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Neighbors, pro divers rescue cenote in Cholul
With the support of Bepensa and the leadership of ecological activist Sergio Grosjean, dozens of people will help clean the Zacil Ha de Cholul cenote today.
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Otherworldly (and unretouched) cenote photographs exhibited by Dutch artist
With images captured under the waters of the Peninsula’s cenotes, Dutch photographer Lianne Strik captures another world.
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Protest continues against pig farm in cenote territory
Fearing a large pig farm will endanger sacred cenotes, the rural civil association found ways to ensure their message would be noticed.
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Stretch of the ‘cenote route’ modernized at Cuzamá
The state has modernized 3.2 kilometers of “cenote route” in Cuzamá.
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A cryptic, methane-fueled ecosystem found beyond cenotes
Scientists have found a cryptic world in the underwater systems guarded by Yucatán’s already mysterious cenotes.
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Clogged with trash, 40 cenotes in urgent need of intervention
At least 40 cenotes in Yucatán are in urgent need of intervention, and on Saturday, Expediciones Grosjean will begin work cleaning some of them.
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Residents go to court to protect Cenote Zone from pig farm
An environmental group has denounced Seduma, the state secretary of urban development, for favoring a mega pig farm in the Cenote Zone.
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Honoring ancestors at cenote dinner party under the stars
Yucatecan writer Will Rodriguez, author of the “Gran Libro de la Cocina Yucateca” revived ancient dishes in an elegant subterranean dinner party for 12.
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‘Underground tourism:’ Maximizing Yucatán’s cenotes
To build on the viability of cenotes as a tourist attraction, Yucatán has formed an alliance with a professional group in Spain.
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Historic highs for Yucatán’s tourism sector so far this year
For the first half of this year, Yucatán’s tourism sector reports historic highs.
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Cenotes displace Mayan ruins as most popular tourist spots
The natural attractions of Yucatán, particularly its cenotes, have become the state’s top attractions these days.
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New cenote route is ready for eco-tourists in Homún
Already known for its impressive cenotes, this tiny town has yet another circuit of watery caverns.
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Abalá potential as a tourist destination topic of political visit
Residents of the small, remote village of Abalá talked with federal congressional representative Pablo Gamboa Miner about its future.
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Scientists organize fight against groundwater pollution
The Center for Scientific Research of Yucatan (CICY) has created the Water Network for the Sustainability of the Peninsula, which will analyze measures to avoid contamination caused by livestock and the use of agrochemicals.
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Fossil, millions of years old, found in Yucatán cenote
An underwater exploration in a cenote uncovered a coral fossil that is at least five million years old.
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Joining forces, 80 people clean up Xpakay cenote
More than 1,500 pounds of garbage was removed from a cenote, and it wasn’t easy.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now