Information and souvenirs from the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve can now be found in the Old Port, following the opening of an information center geared at providing material about this privileged spot to both tourists and residents alike. The information center (located across from the church and sharing a parking lot with Thrifty) is stocked with […]
The Schuk Toak Visitors Center at the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Pinacate and Desert of Altar Biosphere Reserve will soon be celebrating its 5th anniversary, complete with art exhibitions, book presentations, stargazing, hikes, guided tours and more. The week’s wealth of activities, beginning March 21st, will culminate on March 28th with a gala […]
By Azucena Mazón This Monday, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto received the official UNESCO certificate recognizing the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve as a “New 2013 World Heritage Site”. A meeting hall at the President’s Official Residence “Los Pinos” in Mexico City was the background where Peña Nieto, accompanied by Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés and representatives from […]
By Azucena Mazón The honor recently granted to the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar as a UNESCO natural World Heritage Site positions the region on a global plane, encouraging CONANP (National Council on Natural Protected Areas) to work even harder on conservation of the area. This designation by the United Nations Educational, […]
Press Release Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar named World Heritage Site by UNESCO On Friday, June 21, 2013, at the World Heritage Convention in Phnom Penh and Siam Reap, in the kingdom of Cambodia, the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar in Sonora, Mexico was named to UNESCO’s list of […]