Just like all the fun emerging news on our Government’s 5 new Tren Maya systems, there’s also emerging news on on our Government’s Maya community development, Ecotourism development and cenote development programs.

This COMING FRIDAY & weekend (Nov  17 – 19, 2023) there will be and Exposition of Cenotes in our Siglo XXI Convention Center in Merida.

This will be the inauguration of a new “Cenote Passport” system … “Pasaporte de Cenotes” !

Pasaporte

In yet another advance in promoting Maya communities, and developing the economies of our very-poor Maya communities, our government is creating a program of “naturally sustainable Eco-Tourism”, that will be accessible using just a single “Cenote Passport” …

This new Eco-tourism effort will focus on educating visitors on traditional Mayan culture and education on the environments where the Maya people live … including focusing on visiting 10 “ojos de agua”  that will share in our government’s conservation programs.

Once you purchase it, “El Pasaporte de Cenotes” will function by “giving automatic access”  as “2 for the price of 1″ entrance to the :”cuerpos de agua” at
Nohmozon,
Nayah,
Su Hem,
Grutas y Cenotes Tzabnah (in the Tecoh Municipality),
Nu’Ku’Uch,
Dzo’No’Ot,
Pool Uinic,
Che’en Yuc,
Mani,  and
Chan y Cleotide (en Homun).

This special 2 for 1 promotion will only be for THE FIRST VISIT – because they will be stamping your passport, just like they stamp passports on the peregrinos Ruta de Santiago
de Compostela in Spain & France.

Your “Cenotes Passport” also allows you to sign up on-line to receive both discounts and notices on various future Eco-tourism, future environmental-protection, and other related (“allied”) environmentally-friendly activities, and environmental conservation activities.

When you complete your cycle of visiting all 10 of the featured cenotes, you will be invited to be a part of future “Expos Cenotes” gatherings … AND receive a “~free surprise gift~ ” !

One goal of the new programs is to gradually get visitors to visit Maya areas and our cenotes “responsibly” …    A second set of goals is to promote visitors to experience & enjoy traditional Maya foods**  … and to buy traditional Mayan goods (and chatzkies)  produced by genuine local Maya artisans.

**Example… Poc Chuc is NOT Mayan food … It’s a recent creation by a restaurant in Tizimin 😉

The Cenotes Passport will cost just $280 pesos … The Cenotes Passport can be purchased
from the following companies-groups:  “Va por la Tierra” … “Cenoteando” … Kalanbio … Buzos Técnico Deportivos de Yucatán … AND  at the upcoming “Expo Cenotes” in Siglo XXI this coming weekend.

Become an official Científico Ciudadano …  “Scientific Citizen” !

More $$ Details & More Program Information:
There will be more than $8,000 pesos of total discounts available on various activities, 2×1 & 3×2 discounts to participate in environmental seminars, economic development seminars for improving poor Maya communities, Workshops on Environmental & Social-Cultural studies, including Certifications in these various areas … PLUS  another $700 pesos in discounts on entering the 10 featured cenotes …

Cheers!
Dr. Steve

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Final Notes:

Sources: https://expocenotes.com/pasaporte/