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Pinacate Biosphere Reserve sees 80% increase in visitors

by 360 Staff

By José Antonio Perez Horacio Ortega Morales, Deputy Director at the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve reports since the Pinacate and Grand Desert of Alter was named a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site in 2013, visits to the area of increased by at least 80% and continue to rise. Ortega Morales detailed the last four years have […]

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Schuk Toak Visitors Center at Pinacate seeks to be self-sufficient

by 360 Staff

By José Antonio Perez Despite the capacity to receive up to 180,000 visitors annually, the Schuk Toak Visitors Center at the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve is currently underutilized, receiving only about 30,000 tourists a year, reports Federico Godínez Leal, Director at the Protected Natural Area. He explained the ecologically sustainable Visitors Center has always sought to […]