Puerto Morelos Advances Regulation of Cenote Route

Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo — Mayor Blanca Merari Tziu Muñoz led a multidisciplinary working meeting at the City Council chamber to advance norms and mechanisms for regulating activities along the Cenote Route, prioritizing environmental care and orderly municipal development.

During the meeting, the mayor emphasized that the municipal government is working in coordination with federal and state authorities, strictly adhering to current environmental laws, to ensure that productive and tourism activities in the area are carried out with legal certainty.

“We are working responsibly and in full compliance with the environmental provisions set by the Federation and the state, also verifying the characteristics of each area within the Urban Development Plan to ensure that any activity is conducted without endangering our terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,” Merari said.

She explained that the Cenote Route encompasses significant natural wealth, including important water bodies and ecosystems that must be preserved through proper territorial and environmental planning.

Rolando Melo Novelo, Secretary of Urban Development and Land Use Planning, presented progress on the Local Ecological Planning Program (POEL), an environmental and urban policy instrument designed to plan land use and productive activities while balancing economic development with environmental conservation.

He noted that the program will establish clear guidelines for the orderly growth of the area, providing certainty to residents, service providers, and businesses operating along the Cenote Route.

Participants included representatives from the Coordination of Federal Delegations, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the National Water Commission, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, the State Environmental Protection Agency, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, as well as municipal authorities from the Secretariat of Environment, Animal Welfare and Sustainable Mobility; Oversight; Cadastre; Revenue Directorate; and the Municipal Institute of Planning.