Xel-Ha Blog

The midfielder for Atlante’s “Iron Steeds”, Mariano Trujillo, along with his wife Tania Correa, and Ethan, their 3-year-old son, visited Xel-Ha and became part of the celebrity circle to have planted their tree in the Chacah Garden, adding his touching message: “Thank God, for allowing me to be part of the miracle of life.”

Truly excited over this event, enhanced by the approaching birth of his next son, Mariano Trujillo (player for Cancun’s home team since January), confessed to his happiness surrounding this moment in his life, claiming to be blessed with time to enjoy his family in beautiful surroundings such as Cancun and the Riviera Maya. Trujillo evidently took advantage of these surroundings, by using some of his spare time to get in contact with nature.

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“Incredible: a tree that heals burns. I had the honour of planting you and protecting you. Anywhere I may be in the world, a part of me will stay with you always.” This was the message left by footballer Alain Nkong, as his parting words after sowing a seedling in the Chacah Garden of Xel-Ha, Natural Wonder.

After a memorable performance with his national team of Senegal, which placed second at the African Nation’s Cup, Alain Nkong returned to Cancun and visited Xel-Há along with his wife and daughter, Mireille and Sofia, respectively. They were seen enjoying nature, swimming and snorkelling in the river and inlet, all three showing off remarkable physical fitness.

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Thrilled to enjoy the rich beauty of the Riviera Maya and join part of a worldwide effort to protect our planet, renowned singer and TV host Mimi planted a Chacah seedling in Xel-Ha Natural Wonder, during a brief break between her musical projects and her participation as jury on Sony Entertainment Television’s Latin American Idol.

 The Monterrey-born celebrity visited the Chacah Garden, and toegether with her niece Juliana Smaldoni, planted the seedling in the same space as many other famous singer such as Paulina Rubio, José José, and Enrique Guzman, to name a few, had made their mark before. “Plant a tree, have a child, write a book…one out of three isn’t that bad. A chacah is life, nature is life, let’s sow life!” was written by Mimi when asked to commorate the special moment. (more…)

Russian heavyweight Oleg Maskaev left his mark in this heavenly spot of the Mexican Caribbean, planting a tree in the Chacah Garden in Xel-Ha Natural Wonder, and admitted he was impressed by the beauty of this unique scenario.

After participating in the popular “History in Cancun” series of matches, in which he fell to the nigerian Samuel Peters during the sixth round, Oleg Maskaev decided he would be better off visiting some of Quintana Roo’s tourist attractions, accompanied by his wife and three daughters.

 Though he preferred not to comment on his future plans, Maskaev showed content upon sharing this visit with his loved ones. “Planting a tree means one has not lived one’s life in vain, Godbless,” wrote Maskaev, once champion of the World Boxing Council, in the gallery of celebrities who have left their thoughts in this beautiful haven of nature. (more…)

As the culminating moment to the celebration of his fiftieth anniversary of artistic career, the renowned Enrique Guzman, Latin rock-and-roll icon, took a recreational trip around the Mexican Caribbean, and took time to visit Xel-Ha Natural Wonder together with his wife Rosalba Welter, and son Enrique Guzman Junior.

During his stay at Xel-Ha, Enrique Guzman planted a Chacah seedling, at the garden where more than 80 celebrities from sports, arts and culture have contributed to the biological wealth of the park while engraving transcendent messages for the care and conservation of our planet.
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