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Surrounded by the extraordinarily air of mysticism inspired by the Mayan legend of the Chacah Garden, celebrities Eric del Castillo, Lidia Avila, Maya Karuna, and Sergio Mayer took part in a thrilling ceremony to commemorate Tree Day, each planting their own Chacah, and uniting to give a common message so that society may join in the endeavour to preserve the environment, for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations.

During her statement, on behalf of the board of directors of Xel-Ha and its employees, entrepreneur Carlos Constandse emphasised the impact of the movement begun in 2006 to sow awareness about the importance of caring for our planet’s natural resources, and has been astonishingly well-embraced, as almost a hundred celebrities from all reaches of public life, music, the arts, sports, intellectuals, and public speakers in Mexico, have planted their tree in the Chacah Garden.

“Thanks to you and the media, each tree we plant today will be a living testimony that will help people’s understanding of the essence of this movement: caring for the environment is everyone’s responsibility, and everyone can contribute to reverting the deterioration that has been inflicted upon nature itself,” said Constandse, while committing himself to the care of trees –“So that, with the passing of the years, the descendants of these public figures may witness the positive energy that their grandparents or great-grandparents planted at Xel-Ha, this Natural Wonder.”

During her speech, artist Martha Chapa expressed how all society is equally responsible for the environments deterioration, and is therefore bound to “help recover all that nature has given us.” And with his declaration, actor Eric Castillo professed himself to be committed advocate for Mexico’s reforestation, and invited all families present to join the planting effort and the care for trees all over the country.

On her behalf, Maya Karuna remarked on how she learned, from a very early age, to care for flora and fauna, and passed on a messaged remembered from her mother: to treat nature as we would like our children and grandchildren to enjoy it. Lidia Avila, on the other hand, remarked that now that she has formed a family, she hopes that her children have the opportunity to enjoy a world that takes greater care of its natural resources.

Meanwhile, Sergio Mayer, alongside his wife Isabela Camil, prayed that the harmony and positive energy that reign in Xel-Ha and the Chacah Garden, be an example as to how the country should appreciate its resources.

Celebrities to have planted their tree in the Chacah Garden during these past three years include: Diana Bracho, Enrique Rocha, Guadalupe Loaeza, Carlos Monsivais, Enrique Guzman, Criss Angel, Jose Jose, Paulina Rubio, Eugenio Derbez, Roberto Gomez Bolaños, Hector Bonilla, Elena Poniatowska, Ricardo Montaner, Florinda Meza, Annette Michel, Xavier Lopez, Mimi, Juan Jose Origel, Maxime Woodside, Patricia Llaca, Reyli, and Adam Ramones.

From the world of sports, several figures have contributed to promoting awareness about the importance of caring for nature and the environment, including: Oleg Maskaev, Giovanni Dos Santos, Fernando Platas, Galia Moss, Manuel Youshimatz, Nancy Contreras, Luis Hernandez, Giancarlo Maldonado, Arturo Brizio, Valeri Liukin, Manuel Lopez, Mariano Trujillo, and Alain Nkong.

Mexico is one of the world’s countries with the most severe deterioration of wooded areas, due to the excessive exploitation of its forests and the lack of a proper re-forestation culture. Due to this, the last decade has seen a worrying increase in floods around the country, since the lack of plant life prevents water from filtering properly into the earth, bringing about massive currents that instigate serious damage on their way to the sea.

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