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Mission:
Reserva Ejidal de Punta Laguna & Punta Cerrito
Yucatán, México
February 27, 2001
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Reserva
Ejidal de Punta Laguna, on the border between the Mexican
states
of Yucután and Quintana Roo. |
On Tuesday
February 27, 2001 Wings of Change plane, under the command
of Capt. G.L. Scarborough, took off from Mérida's International
Airport for a reconnaissance flight over the Northern Coast
and Northeastern part of Yucatán, Mexico.
The passengers aboard included Mr. Guy Piña, officer
of the Federal Reserve of Ría Lagartos, Mrs.Teresa
Puig de Silveira, vice-chair of Pronatura Península
de Yucatán's Board of Directors and Mr. Juan Carlos
Faller Menéndez, coordinator of the program "Land
for Conservation" of Pronatura Península de Yucatán,
A.C.
The goals of the flight were:
1. To
evaluate the conditions of three properties of interest for
the "Land for Conservation" program of Pronatura
Península de Yucatán. The tracts are being considered
for the establishment of a conservation easement (Punta Cerrito)
and for direct purchase.
2. To
make a general overview of the Federal Reserve of Ría
Lagartos.
3. To
make a general overview of the Federal Reserve of Ría
Lagartos. 3) To do a general overview of the community reserve
(Reserva ejidal) of Punta Laguna.
During
the flight we had wonderful weather. We were able to achieve
all our goals,documenting the important aspects of the land
with good photographs. Guy Piña was able to see that
one of the marine entrances to the fishing port of Río
Lagartos
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Cerrito, north coast of Yucután. |
was being
severely eroded. He also evaluated several areas of the Federal
Reserve of Ría Lagartos. Juan Carlos Faller used the
photographs and other data obtained during the flight to complete
the physical descriptions of the properties. Mrs. Teresa Puig
de Silveira, on her first flight over Punta Laguna, where
she has been working for more than 8 years, was able to identify,
in neighboring properties, some "ecoturistic" developments
that do not comply with the environmental regulations for
such facilities and that could prove harmful to the community
reserve of Punta Laguna.
After
more than 3 hours of flight, the Wings of Change plane landed
at the Mérida International Airport. The passengers
were greatly impressed with the abilities and kindness of
Captain Scarborough who was more than willing and capable
of satisfying all their flight needs and expectations.
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