Contractors Demand Payment from Kuzá Park in Cozumel

Cancún, MX — Contractors, led by architect Héctor Alcides Vidal Ramos, who performed civil engineering work at the Kuzá amusement park located at kilometer 2.5 of the southern coast of Cozumel, have stated that the company owes them more than 25 million pesos since last year and, when trying to collect, they are denied access.

After exposing the alleged irregularities of the project, such as the construction of the swimming pool, the repair of the palapas, and the treatment of sewage, the affected parties requested the help of Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa and Municipal President José Luis Chacón Méndez to intervene so that the investors of Kuzá fulfill the debt.

Grouped in the construction company Pía Taller de Espacios, they said that the debt for the works is 22.5 million pesos; they have been promised payment for nine months, with the last proposal last month being eight million pesos. A week later, Germán Orozco, through Kuzá, offered to settle the debt for five million pesos; a proposal they rejected because it does not cover the total work performed.

They accused that there is contamination of sewage that is channeled to the mangrove. Additionally, there are puddles that contaminate the groundwater.

The company is PÍA Taller de Espacios, which hired 200 workers to whom they owe money. They clarified that they are not partners but suppliers of the park, so they demand what legitimately corresponds to them: a debt of 22 million pesos for nine months. They want to pay five million pesos, and “it is not fair that they play with us.”

So far, the law firm hired by the affected parties continues with the collection but without obtaining results; thus, they await the intervention of the authorities.