Centinelas del Agua

Centinelas del Agua is a non-profit association based in Valladolid, Mexico working on water & sanitation, environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation +2 more.

Centinelas del Agua is a Mexican civil association (A.C.) that works to preserve and protect the aquifer of the Yucatán Peninsula. Its work combines applied research and conservation, including technical data on the aquifer, mapping of species associated with cenotes, water-quality studies of cenotes and coastal waters, and monitoring of reefs and seagrass. It also runs environmental education and cultural programmes for children, young people and adults, including guided tours of the jungle, aquifer and cenotes, workshops and community talks. Further activities include training for cenote tourism operators, waste removal from urban cenotes, beaches and mangroves, wastewater and water-access projects in rural communities, and advocacy for water governance and local regulations such as the cenote conservation rules in Tulum and Solidaridad. The organisation operates mainly around the Riviera Maya, Cancún, Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Akumal, Puerto Morelos, Holbox, Isla Mujeres and communities across the Yucatán Peninsula, in Quintana Roo, Yucatán and Campeche, and has offices in Valladolid and Cancún.