Another area considered sacred by the Huichol people of Mexico has been licensed out in concessions by the government. According to the Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), approximately 250 acres of beachfront property including the sacred area of Tatéi Haramara will be developed for tourism.
This concession is the second made on territory considered sacred by the Huichol Indigenous peoples of Mexico, despite agreements made by President Felipe Calderon to protect and promote the Huichol culture in the Hauxa Manaka pact of 2008.
See our action alert to save the sacred site of Wirikuta in the Real de Catorce mountains, and write a letter to President Calderon, here.
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