Cancun, Quintana Roo is one of Mexico’s most precious natural treasures. It has a great biodiversity that includes: tropical jungles, huge mangroves, and natural settings with indescribable beauty, such as the coral reef.
It is an ideal place for nature lovers. This paradisiacal place offers its visitors many attractions to enjoy. Still, something that will impress you is its beautiful coral reef in Quintana Roo, which is home to many marine species and is used as a feeding, shelter, and reproduction center.
Without a doubt, taking a boat ride, getting on a cruise, or snorkeling in the intense and warm waters of Quintana Roo is the dream of thousands of people. But getting to know the enormous and impressive marine life up close can be a unique experience longed for by many more. With a wide variety of species, such as the great green turtle, the imposing whale shark, the elkhorn coral, the queen conch, the loggerhead turtle, and the Caribbean manatee, you run the risk of falling in love with this magical marine world.
Four Simple Actions to Take Care of the Coral Reef
Currently, the coral reef in Quintana Roo is beginning to show significant deterioration due to contamination, which represents a great danger to the marine species and the aquatic flora that inhabit it.
Taking care of nature and the environment is everyone’s responsibility, that is why we share with you four simple actions that you can take to care for and preserve the value of each coral reef:
- Check the quality of the sunscreen you use: some products of this type may contain polluting ingredients such as Oxybenzone, which can be lethal to the water and consequently infect corals, so it is preferable to use an environmentally friendly sunscreen, quality and use it in moderate quantity.
- Report any type of exploitation or irregularity that you observe: some companies abuse marine species, causing a significant decline and endangering them, as well as their coral reef.
- Be careful when diving: avoid touching them with too much force since they are very fragile on contact, and you can cause damage and therefore affect the natural habitat of all the species that live in it.
- Join us and take care of them yourself: there are different programs focused on the care and conservation of reefs, where any residue that puts coral or marine species at risk is cleaned, raising awareness about the importance of caring for the incredible biodiversity inhabits them.
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Garrafon Park in Care of the Reefs
It is extremely important to highlight the impressive work of the Garrafon Park, which unites in favor of the conservation and care of the coral reef in Quintana Roo. Parque Garrafon is a reef park and is aware of the risks that its deterioration can cause. For this reason, it is committed to creating a peaceful and safe environment for its reefs, thus contributing to protecting the area’s natural resources and the conservation of many species.
Garrafon Park has reusable and environmentally friendly products; it also makes different collection points available to all its visitors to prevent garbage or any other contaminant from being thrown into the reefs, sea, or coasts. That is why all its activities have all the security and precaution measures, with the sole objective of preventing natural deterioration and damage to the ecosystem.
It is admirable that Garrafon Park promotes sustainable tourism, and invites everyone to raise awareness about the dangers and damage that can be caused in the near future if the necessary actions are not taken to maintain and protect each coral reef in Quintana Roo and the world.
