Presentation Essay

Camilo from Broward College discusses the impact of tourism development in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Construction projects, such as the Mayan Train, have led to the destruction of natural habitats, including rainforests, coral reefs, and mangroves. The projects have also caused harm to wildlife, such as jaguars, and have resulted in social, environmental, and economic imbalances. Villagers and indigenous communities have taken legal action to halt the development. The need for proper protection and consideration of the natural environment is emphasized. Hello everyone, this is Camilo from Broward College for the course of Gen Biology Non-Major with Professor Marcia Samuels and the presentation that I have for today is explaining my essay named Removal of Natural Habits for Development of Mexican-Caribbean Hotels. The Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is one of the most paradisiacal tourist destinations in the Caribbean, with a reserve of cenotes, caverns and a beautiful, beautiful jungle. At the same time, the Houghton franchise, especially X-Caret, please remember this name. The reef and the sea of total habit have been destroyed just for the construction of docks. This destruction and political conflict, due to the lack of protection of the reserves, is increasing thanks to the increase of these projects in this region, such as the Mayan train. These projects are beneficiary of the growth of tourism and therefore the development of Mexico. But, if the proper measurements are not taking care of the natural habit, they are losing more than gaining. Mexico is losing a great diversity of rainforests, coral reefs, mangroves, agricultural zones and cenotes that carry a great cultural history and a great extension of soup-weight caves. They inhabit an enormous number of birds, such as macaws, endless reptiles and a diversity of fauna. The mangroves, which are the most touristic zones, are the lungs of the earth. The formation of the bodies of the cenotes is such a beautiful phenomenon, which has a count of 6,000 cenotes discovered in this area. These are protected habitats that cover 13 municipalities of Yucatan. The objective is to guarantee that the benefits of the hydrological services are discovered and distributed equally to improve the quality of life. Now that we understand what is in risk, it is important to understand the projects of development of tourism in Mexico, which is such a wonderful opportunity for growth in this country and even more for this region of Yucatan, which is a great tropical ecosystem, is one of the most sought-after attractions for tourists. The Mayan Train is one of these projects that have a profound impact on the Mexican people since it connects many key points in this area. This impact on the demand for hotels and transportation on this attraction has generated a lot of damage to the very heritage they promote. In addition to that, we have the deforestation of the rainforest and the fragmentation of the vegetation for the advantage of this project. One of the points that are considered in this type of project are the proposals and the considerations of the surrounding fauna, such as the jaguars. First of all, it was promised that there would be bridges that would connect points such as the wildlife grossing, but these grossings do not comply with the necessary measurements and in fact, they ended up being death traps for these animals. The project has not yet been completed and there is a lot to talk about ecocide due to concerns about the environmental sustainability of this zone. The result is a huge social, environmental and economic imbalance. Many villagers and indigenous communities have taken legal actions and have obtained suspensions for the development of the Mayan terrain, but the big problem that the social issue unleashed is the disagreement between economic and development and of course, the destruction of these protected areas. And that will be all. I hope you understand what I've been trying to expose in this. Thank you so much. Have a great, great, great summer and see you all then.