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56 Negocios i The Lifestyle photo archive Mazunte, from Turtles to Cosmetics The small Mexican Pacific coast village of Mazunte has gone from an economically depressed turtle fishing village to a community that has remade itself with cosmetics, ecotourism and the aim of cooperative organizations. By Fidelia Fadel For generations, the residents of Mazunte –a small beach town on the Pacific Coast in the southern state of Oaxaca – made their living from turtle fishing and hunting. But in 1990, the practice was forbidden by law and the locals soon were plunged into poverty and high unemployment. But thanks to a little hard work, ingenuity and a helping hand from cooperative organizations and businesses committed to rural communities and the environment, Mazunte is climbing out of its economic troubles and reinventing itself by looking to alternative forms of industry like cosmetics and ecotourism. The change began in 1993 when a project promoted by the Tropical Forestry Action Plan helped install solar energy cells throughout the entire town. The area was also reforested with vegetation suitable for such an ecosystem. In addition, cabins were built with adobe. This element is used in rectangular units and it doesn’t have a negative impact on the environment because the materials to produce it are as simple as soil and water. In opposition to regular bricks, raw adobe doesn’t need to be fired –which is a major source of pollution–, it is dried thanks to the solar energy. It is also worth to mention that the design of all structures in Mazunte is based on an architectural model that blends in with the natural landscape.
eport mazunte Mexican Government called for the creation of the National Mexican Turtle Center in September of 1991
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