Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — Residents and community groups have relaunched a petition drive to protect the Chen Zubul property, a 40-hectare green space in the Luis Donaldo Colosio neighborhood, aiming to keep it as a zero-density conservation area and preserve one of the city’s main lungs.
The initiative gained renewed momentum after various social sectors successfully halted the “Perfect Day” tourism project in Mahahual, and now they are pushing to safeguard this natural area located between CTM Avenue and 88th Street on the coastal strip.
The proposal is being promoted through the Change.org platform, where it was originally posted four years ago by former councilman Allan Ochoa Medina. It was recently reactivated due to public interest in preserving the site’s biodiversity.
Residents and activists consider Chen Zubul a strategic environmental conservation zone because of its natural wealth and the species it harbors.
Previously, the Union of Luis Donaldo Colosio Residents formally requested authorities to create an ecological park on the site, but no official response has been received. According to local accounts, the property was reportedly transferred by the now-defunct Riviera Maya Development Company (Derimaya) to a private individual.
On April 27, as part of Earth Day, citizens formed a human chain around the green area to demand it be declared a natural protected area.
The Change.org petition has already gathered over 700 signatures.
