These have been days in which we have seen how teachers, housewives, parents and students have put their best effort to participate in an opportunity to reflect on the importance of caring for and protecting our environment. Our Environmental Education team has already visited some of the communities in the Sierra Gorda, such as Soledad de Guadalupe, El Lobo, La Florida, Lagunita de Pitzquintla, Sauz de Guadalupe, El Aguacate, Río Verdito. Puerto de Escanelilla, Rincón de Pitzquintla, Huilotla, Sabino Chico, Limón de la Peña, Los Charcos, Hoyas de Ahuacatlán. They have presented plays, songs, poems, gastronomic samples, posters that spread messages of care for nature, as well as children in costumes for the staging and the only thing we can say is THANK YOU! Thank you because we know the effort involved in doing each of these activities but at the same time we are permeating with a message of love for nature to the next generations and that is a great opportunity. Enter our social networks to know the events in each community.

This is the beginning of a critical season of the year, when drought prevails, heat increases and the risk of forest fires rises. It is important to avoid the use of fire at all costs and keep our forests, jungles and communities safe. Fire is a voracious element, which can destroy everything in its path and what has taken Nature thousands of years of evolution to build. A forest fire ears through beauty and life and turns it to ashes, fueling climate change.
On this occasion, we would like to thank the students of the International School of Querétaro and Mtra. Yeetlih Gómez who organized a collection for the renewal of 10 backpacks for the members of the “Valle Verde” Brigade of this Institution, which operates with the support of the World Land Trust and is already working again, carrying out prevention work and ready to intervene immediately in case of a fire.  We are very pleased to see the goodwill and initiative of the students.

In support of the State Government, through the Secretariat of Sustainable Development (SEDESU) and Secretary Marco del Prete, we initiated a campaign to prohibit the circulation of motor vehicles called “racers” in the Sierra Gorda, given that there is no way to make their use compatible when they use the river bed as a racetrack. The impacts to the biodiversity of the Extoraz River are severe and irremediable. The objective is to protect and conserve the biodiversity of this important natural area, with actions that will allow the care and conservation of different endemic species that live here, as well as the integrity of the ecosystems of the region.  Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3lwxpGx
Don’t encourage it, don’t allow it and if you see it, report it!

The 47th edition of the National Tourism Fair was inaugurated at the CitiBanamex Center in Mexico City from March 26th to 29th. This is a business forum based on pre-established appointments between buyers and exhibitors that promotes a wide variety of tourism products.
On this occasion, with the objective of promoting tourism activities in contact with nature, Sierra Gorda Ecotours was present at the stand of the Querétaro delegation. During these days, tour operators interested in expanding their catalog of experiences for their clients, both from Mexico and abroad, as well as the general public, were attended to. It was a great opportunity for more people to learn about the Regenerative Tourism project and plan their next vacation with family or friends.
The attendees were given brochures with information about the different experiences in nature, the Ruta del Sabor, the Ruta de Eco-lodging  and the Artisan Trail. Everyone was amazed with everything they can learn about in the north of the State of Queretaro.

May and June
Book your accommodation in Sierra Gorda Cabins and receive a 20% discount on your second night:
– Valid on private rooms and cabins.
– Valid from May 3 to June 30.
July and August
Family trips with 20% discount
– Applies to 3 and 4 day tours.
– Minimum 5 people

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El programa de radio Nuestra Tierra que lleva al aire más de 20 años, está disponible ahora de forma digital en esta plataforma de streaming. Entérate de noticias frescas en voz del equipo y los participantes serranos.

I suspected they might be and dreamed of recording the Tamaulipan Tecolote (Glaucidium sanchezi) in the Sierra Gorda. Yesterday I finally did (and a couple!), and even better in one of the reserves that we steward, oblivious to the forest degradation that prevails in many of these mountains. An honor to serve as a dam and to have a preserved house.
It is a species endemic to northeastern Mexico and one of the smallest owls. Although it closely resembles its cousin, the Tecolote Bajeño (Glaucidium brasilianum), the subtle markings on its forehead, the plumage of its tail and its call leave no room for doubt.