About Celestún
Reserve Especial de la Biosfera Ria Celestún was decreed a wildlife refuge in 1979 and then a biosphere reserve in 1989.
Celestún is recognized as the cradle of ecotourism, since it inspired notable environmentalist Hector Ceballos-Lascurain to first coin the phrase "ecotourism" in 1983. The reserve consists of 146,000 acres of mangrove wetlands and rich tropical flora and fauna. The Northern Hemisphere's only mainland pink flamingo population, approximately 23,000, live along the Northern and Western Coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Over 300 species of birds have been recorded at Celestún, three of which have not been found anywhere else in the world.
Over 200 species of mammals inhabit the mangroves, including jaguars and ocelots.
Many species of reptiles inhabit the mangroves, including two crocodile species, as well as four sea turtles: Hawksbill, Green, Loggerhead, and Leatherback (all endangered), iguanas and Boa constrictors.
Our schedule includes a viewing of the flamingos and other birds, a brief meandering through the mangroves and the rest of the afternoon on the beach.
Celestún is recognized as the cradle of ecotourism, since it inspired notable environmentalist Hector Ceballos-Lascurain to first coin the phrase "ecotourism" in 1983. The reserve consists of 146,000 acres of mangrove wetlands and rich tropical flora and fauna. The Northern Hemisphere's only mainland pink flamingo population, approximately 23,000, live along the Northern and Western Coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Over 300 species of birds have been recorded at Celestún, three of which have not been found anywhere else in the world.
Over 200 species of mammals inhabit the mangroves, including jaguars and ocelots.
Many species of reptiles inhabit the mangroves, including two crocodile species, as well as four sea turtles: Hawksbill, Green, Loggerhead, and Leatherback (all endangered), iguanas and Boa constrictors.
Our schedule includes a viewing of the flamingos and other birds, a brief meandering through the mangroves and the rest of the afternoon on the beach.
Ojo de agua (freshwater spring in the mangroves)
