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Day of the Dead No 2nd 2006-12-04 NEWSLETTER. LU'UM K'AANAB
Lu’um K’aa Nab A. C.
Environment, Culture and Peace
Lu´um K´aa Nab A.C. was created to protect the natural resources and the culture of the region of Puerto Morelos.
Puerto Morelos is a small fishing town 20 miles south of Cancun. It is largely dependent on the megatourism that has developed in the area. There has been an explosion of Mayan farmers immigrating to this region in search of better paying jobs with the tourism industry, creating a huge population growth in the midst of 5 fragile ecosystems in need of protection. They include: reef, dunes, beach, mangrove, jungle.
Lu´um K´aa Nab A.C. is dedicated to addressing the major challenges addressing the Puerto Morelos Region.
Large developers destroying the ecosystem
Mega developers controlling the money through all-inclusive resorts, preventing the benefits of tourism to aid the surrounding community
Therefore, in an effort to reduce and reverse the effects of growing environmental pollution, the destruction of fragile ecosystems, the deterioration of the Mayan culture and sustainable way of living, Lu´um K´aa Nab has invested in the following projects:
Past Achievements
Initiated the process for creating a National Marine Park for the reef and now is a protected area.
Legally pressured the Mega developers to respect existing federal laws to protect the town’s mangroves.
Instrumental in helping Mayan women created small cottage industries
Participated in Environmental projects for local schools.
Hosted "International School Peace Gardens" and facilitated the creation of Peace Gardens in local schools. This project resulted in the children
winning first place for best Global Peace song.
The home of Lu´um K´aa Nab A.C. rests on a 2 ˝ acre plot of land within the rich ecosystem of the Yucatan jungle. The land was purchased in 1997, providing a space for the organization’s various social and environmental efforts. This land provides a space for educating the local people of Puerto Morelos to become more self-sustainable by participating in the growing tourism spreading from Playa del Carmen and Cancun into Puerto Morelos. Classes offer the skills necessary to benefit from opportunities of tourism, which include learning English and how to create crafts (products geared towards international markets using the natural resources of the area.
Please contact us for more information
Sandra A Dayton
011 52 (998) 2089148
