The Mayan Riviera Holds Great Diversity Of The Bird Species
April 16, in Playa Del Carmen - Leslie Shulman, a bird watching specialist from the U.S. came to the Riviera Maya in order to explore a tourism attraction that has not been extremely used even with its enormous potential which is bird watching.
The editor of the website bellaonline.com was with the bird expert biologist, Shulman and they visited Sian Ka'an, the Muyil community, Lake LuumKaan as well as the archaeological site of Xel-Ha, seeking to discover the species that dwell in this area and do a report on the bird's diversity which can be seen in their natural environment on the Mexican Caribbean.
The culture of the Mayan Riviera and the natural scenery of the tourist attraction that offers a nice ambience for those who like to contemplate include the collected data of Shulman.
Bird Watching Providing An Income Source For People In Mexico
One of economic mother-loads in this sector that has not been sufficiently exploited in Mexico is the ornithological tourism. Based on a study conducted in the year 2011 by the Defenders of Wildlife and Teyeliz, Mexico is the 5th country in the world to have great diversity of birds, with approximately thousands of species, which more than 100 are endemic; nevertheless, it gets only 23 million each year from the bird watching attraction.
The Defenders of Wildlife estimated that 82 million bird watchers are Americans, 20 millions are from the country to conduct an ecotourism activity and 49 percent go to other nations. It is actually calculated that merely the travel and equipment expenses gotten to $ 35 billion.
The Trust for the Promotion of the Mayan Riviera Tourism or FPTRM helps to diversify the type of visitors to this type of tourism, with the spread of new tourism opportunities, such as bird watching.
April 16, in Playa Del Carmen - Leslie Shulman, a bird watching specialist from the U.S. came to the Riviera Maya in order to explore a tourism attraction that has not been extremely used even with its enormous potential which is bird watching.
The editor of the website bellaonline.com was with the bird expert biologist, Shulman and they visited Sian Ka'an, the Muyil community, Lake LuumKaan as well as the archaeological site of Xel-Ha, seeking to discover the species that dwell in this area and do a report on the bird's diversity which can be seen in their natural environment on the Mexican Caribbean.
The culture of the Mayan Riviera and the natural scenery of the tourist attraction that offers a nice ambience for those who like to contemplate include the collected data of Shulman.
Bird Watching Providing An Income Source For People In Mexico
One of economic mother-loads in this sector that has not been sufficiently exploited in Mexico is the ornithological tourism. Based on a study conducted in the year 2011 by the Defenders of Wildlife and Teyeliz, Mexico is the 5th country in the world to have great diversity of birds, with approximately thousands of species, which more than 100 are endemic; nevertheless, it gets only 23 million each year from the bird watching attraction.
The Defenders of Wildlife estimated that 82 million bird watchers are Americans, 20 millions are from the country to conduct an ecotourism activity and 49 percent go to other nations. It is actually calculated that merely the travel and equipment expenses gotten to $ 35 billion.
The Trust for the Promotion of the Mayan Riviera Tourism or FPTRM helps to diversify the type of visitors to this type of tourism, with the spread of new tourism opportunities, such as bird watching.
About the Author:
Linda Patterson is a birding enthusiast from the USA. The Mexican Yucatan Peninsula offers amazing birding opportunities. Check these birding tours Yucatan for more information on this great destination.
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