Cueva Tejon Tourist Camp
Lacanja Chansayab is a Lacandon sub-community that bases its subsistence on the natural resources provided by the biodiversity of Montes Azules and on the Maya cultural legacy manifested in the natural monument of Bonampak.
Flora
Constituting the largest expanse of evergreen rainforest in the country, the Lacandon Jungle is home to more plant species than all the states of northern Mexico combined. It is estimated that in a single hectare of the Lacandon Jungle there are 267 plant species, of which 160 are trees.
Notable trees include mahogany, rosewood, and cedar; among the plants, I can mention tree ferns, bromeliads, orchids, and many epiphytic plants.
Fauna
In the Lacandon Jungle there are many species endemic to Mesoamerican humid forests and several threatened or endangered animal species such as the jaguar (Panthera onca), the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), and the scarlet macaw (Ara macao), among other animals.
Cultural Aspects
On the edges of the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve lies the only natural site inhabited by the Maya descendants, who still preserve their cultural traditions, faithful guardians of the vestiges of the Maya culture, located in the vicinity of the Bonampak archaeological site.
Services
• Lodging in comfortable stilt-house-style cabins nestled within the vegetation beside the Lacanjá River.
• Meals in a palapa typical of the area, where you are offered food prepared by the local women themselves.
Ecotechnologies / Conservation Methods
One of the features of the site is that it has a wastewater treatment system based on wetlands.
Constituting the largest expanse of evergreen rainforest in the country, the Lacandon Jungle is home to more plant species than all the states of northern Mexico combined. It is estimated that in a single hectare of the Lacandon Jungle there are 267 plant species, of which 160 are trees.
Notable trees include mahogany, rosewood, and cedar; among the plants, I can mention tree ferns, bromeliads, orchids, and many epiphytic plants.
Fauna
In the Lacandon Jungle there are many species endemic to Mesoamerican humid forests and several threatened or endangered animal species such as the jaguar (Panthera onca), the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), and the scarlet macaw (Ara macao), among other animals.
Cultural Aspects
On the edges of the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve lies the only natural site inhabited by the Maya descendants, who still preserve their cultural traditions, faithful guardians of the vestiges of the Maya culture, located in the vicinity of the Bonampak archaeological site.
Services
• Lodging in comfortable stilt-house-style cabins nestled within the vegetation beside the Lacanjá River.
• Meals in a palapa typical of the area, where you are offered food prepared by the local women themselves.
Ecotechnologies / Conservation Methods
One of the features of the site is that it has a wastewater treatment system based on wetlands.
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