Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Quintana Roo is in the process of establishing an archaeological circuit. In a briefing, Governor Mara Lezama described the state’s new tourism offering, which would include the Paamul II and Ichkabal archaeological zones.
She asserts that the new corridor would promote sustainable tourist growth. Thursday’s presidential news conference also included the project’s announcement.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador described the initiative as the culmination of Governor Lezama’s efforts and recommendations to diversify tourism and appreciate the natural environment of rural communities.
“This corridor aims to connect the archaeological zone of Paamul II with Ichkabal, going via the partially flooded cave systems of Garra del Jaguar, Ocho Balas, and Las Manitas with cave paintings, which would alleviate the pressure on Tulum’s tourism industry,” she added.
“The public unveiling of the pre-Hispanic city Ichkabal in Bacalar is the consequence of the Program for the Improvement of Archaeological Zones (Promeza),” she said, “making Quintana Roo the state with the most archaeological zones included in the Program.”
The archaeological projects are part of the work achieved in the building of Riviera Maya’s section 5 of the Maya Train.
