Get Back To Nature In Mexico: Explore Sian Ka'an Biosphere

There are 27 United Nations World Heritage sites in Mexico and only three of them made the list primarily for their natural significance, as opposed to historical. The most beautiful and diverse is Sian Ka'an Biosphere, a 1.3 million acre ecological park filled with lagoons, forests, marine habitats, and wetlands. It is the largest marine protected area in Mexico and offers one of the few natural treasures of the Yucatan peninsula that is accessible to tourists.

Added to the UNESCO list in 1987, Sian Ka'an translates as "Origin of the Sky". It provides a habitat for a diverse population of flora and fauna, as well as over 300 species of birds. There is a small ecotourism and education center there that serves as a model for sustainable development in sensitive tropical ecosystems. The center is funded by the various tours, fishing, accommodation on-site, and various other activities offered there. Some of the ecologically responsible techniques the center uses are rainwater collection, using wind and solar power, and employing systems for wetland waste management. It also provides educational outreach and biological research opportunities.

Accommodations at Sian Ka'an consist of tents that are raised off the ground to allow ecological and hydrological processes to continue. They have gorgeous views from private patios, as well as plenty of shade and cooling breezes. Bathrooms are shared, but they are always clean and also have stunning views over the water. The dining areas and kitchens are designed to maximize comfort while minimizing impact on the surrounding environment. The menu for the restaurant is wide and varied, but the best choice would be the fresh seafood dishes that are offered.

Activities in the park include fishing excursions, kayaking, or taking one of several tours that will highlight the canals and the Mayan ruins, abundant flora and fauna, and the history of the reserve. There is also a sunset tour that centers on bird watching where you will float along in an open-air boat through beautiful lagoons while viewing birds, plants, and diverse ecosystems. The tour then culminates in watching the sunset over the mangrove forest and lagoon.

The kayaking tours are designed to give visitors a more intimate access to the natural splendor of the park. Single or double kayaks are available and expert guides, who speak both English and Spanish, can accompany you through the reserve to bird watch and explore the wetlands. Free basic training is provided if you have never kayaked before. If you would like to explore alone, the guides can give you directions and information on where to go to use ancient trading routes through the park used by the Mayans. This is an excellent option for experienced kayakers, but an additional fee can give someone basic training to undertake this more advanced tour.

Sian Ka'an is a beautiful ecosystem to visit and learn about history, ecology, and sustainable technology that will open your mind to possibilities you may never have otherwise known about. At the very least it will give you an appreciation of conservation and natural beauty that should stay with you forever.

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Anton

How about traveling light

In today's global economy and different money systems in every country there is more and more the trend of traveling light. I mean light in the sense of not having to think about money, about exchange rates, about prices for food and drinks, price for entertainment and so on.
Travel like a jet-set guy. Do not think about anything mentioned above. Just thing about travel, enjoying vacation and live without worrying about money at all.

There are more and more places with all-inclusive in Mexico. You pay only one fee for everything. You pay before you even leave for vacation for all your expenses abroad. Isn't that wonderful? You don't have to think about how much money you need for your drinks, or food or entertainment or sport rentals. Everything is taken care of for you before you even leave your home.

You can enjoy your vacation at your maximum without worries. You just enjoy a new friendship or you spend your time with like-minded people, or you travel with your family and everything your kids may want is already taken care of. You just travel like a king and the only thing you have to think of is how to enjoy your vacation. It might sound too good to be true but it is the best you can have when travel to Mexico. You just take some extra money for some souvenirs you might want to buy outside of the hotel for your friends back home.

This type of vacation is only for people who like to enjoy their vacations and think of living the life in a beautiful country where you have the best beaches, where you can enjoy still nature, where you can make tours to the jungle and even go back in time and visit the most beautiful places of Mayan culture and learn about how they lived hundreds of years ago. You have almost everything in one country. If you want to stay only a few days on the beach and enjoy the beautiful sun or if you want to stay a few weeks and travel through the country and enjoy the hospitality of the Mexican people, you can get all of this in one country without having to leave.

You like to climb mountains, you can do so. You like to travel in the tropics you have enough places to go. You like to take a sun-bath there are beaches on the pacific coast, the Caribbean cost or the golf coast. You like to travel in the desert there is no problem at all.
You like to visit the past and go back to ancient cultures, customs and living style. You like to visit the beautiful colonial style villages and towns there is no limit. You just search on the internet or go to your travel agency and get some places according your vacation ideas.

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