“Everyone in the United States wants to visit Cancun”
US Ambassador in Mexico, Kenneth Salazar.
The importance of Cancun and Southeast Mexico for the world lies not only in its tourist value but also in its cultural richness, vast biodiversity, and presence of natural resources.
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the narrowest area of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; it is, precisely thanks to its geographical location: near the equator and between two of the largest and richest bodies of water in the world; an area where wildlife abounds and where a large number of indigenous peoples of Mexico live.
Protecting such Isthmus and its life is of crucial importance not only to continue having the privilege of enjoying its resources but also to promote the sustainable development of the area and for local communities to have access to services without compromising their dependency relationships with their environment.
With the objective of achieving such development, Governors of the States compounding Southeast of Mexico and of the States that are part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, as well as the Ambassador of the United States in Mexico; held sessions to reach agreements that allow progress towards this mission. Among the results, it is worth highlighting the creation of a fund for the preservation of the Mayan jungle ecosystem and the signing of a document in which the governments involved commit to the sustainable development of the area.
Security issues were also discussed, addressing current problems. It transcends the ambassador’s phrase when talking about the travel wishes of his compatriots, mentioning that “Everyone in the United States wants to visit Cancun“. He even said that it is so safe that he would bring his family; and that if he wouldn’t be Ambassador, he would most likely have moved to the destination for the long term already.
One of the reasons why the development of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is proposed is due to the fact that it will allow the connection with Central America, allowing merchandise coming from and destined for Latin America and/or Europe to flow more efficiently.