Students to Represent Quintana Roo at Bee Congress

Felipe Carrillo Puerto, MX – Deputy Renán Sánchez Tajonar, president of the Board of Government and Political Coordination (JUGOCOPO) of the XVIII Legislature of the Quintana Roo Congress, held a meeting with young people from the Technological Institute of Felipe Carrillo Puerto who will participate in the XIV Mesoamerican Congress of Native Bees, to be held from December 2 to 8 in Heredia, Costa Rica. Twelve students will represent Quintana Roo and Mexico in this international meeting.

During the meeting, Renán Sánchez Tajonar recognized the effort, talent, and environmental commitment of the student group that makes up the BIOCEIIA project (Biocenter for Conservation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Research of Native Bees), composed of young people from various engineering fields—Business Management, Administration, Community Development, and Computer Systems—who work for the conservation of the Melipona beecheii, the “sacred Mayan bee.”

He emphasized that supporting youth is a priority, especially when they promote projects with social, cultural, and environmental impact: “You are making a difference. What you build from science, research, and environmental care deserves all our support.”

He also thanked the presence and management of Deputy José María “Chema” Chacón, who brought the students’ request to strengthen this academic and community project.

The students shared their excitement about representing the state in an international space for scientific exchange.

“We want to bring the knowledge of our region and learn new techniques to bring them back to our communities. The Melipona beecheii is part of our identity, and we want more young people to join in its conservation,” expressed the young people.

In this regard, Renán Sánchez Tajonar assured that he will continue supporting initiatives that strengthen education, science, and environmental causes: “The talent of youth is the greatest transformative force that Quintana Roo has. You fill us with pride and remind us why it is so important to promote projects that care for our environment.”

The legislator called on the students to share photos and videos of their experience in Costa Rica to showcase the work that Quintana Roo youth are doing in conservation and Mayan culture.

Participating in the meeting were Lic. Paoli Elizabeth Perera Maldonado, Director of the Technological Institute of Felipe Carrillo Puerto; Deputy José María Chacón Chable, president of the Commission on Human and Population Welfare of the state Legislature.

Also present were the students Carlos Alberto Cambranis López, Martha Guadalupe Chi Ay, Jorge Alberto Dzib Chuc, Daniel Armando Huerta Góngora, Marco Albert Itzá Estrada, Juan Francisco Pacheco Ek, Uxhuaya Celeste Poot Ciau, Richard Ake Tuz, Sherilyn Guadalupe Canché Chimal, Rodney Gilberto Velázquez Vázquez, and Sharon Guadalupe Yerves Yam.