EcoColors & marti - the MesoAmerican Reef Toursim Initiative

With a length of about 1,000 kilometers, the MesoAmerican Reef is the largest coral reef in the Western Hemisphere and at the same time the world's second largest barrier reef. It stretches from near Isla Contoy on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico along the coast of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.

The MesoAmerican Reef is home to a huge biodiversity, including 65 types of coral and 500 species of fish. On the other hand, there are also numerous endangered species living in or around the reef, linke f.e. different types of sea turtles or the American crocodile.

As the reef provides labor, natural resources and food to everyone living within its area, many people and animals depend on it. Therefore the MesoAmerican Reef Tourism Initiative (marti) works as a joint initiative to ensure its survival for current and future generations.

As a tour operator of sustainable tourism, EcoColors supports this initiative actively and will also in the future try to help it with all its knowledge about a responsible way to operate tourism on the Yucatan Peninsula.