November 21, 2002
Back from Miramar

Just finished the whirlwind press visit to Miramar, blue eye of water in the middle of the Lacandon selva. The communities nearby continue to run tourist trips in to the lake, but it`s a bit more complicated than when Fernando Ochoa was coordinating things. Still, all seven in the party had a great visit, most of us acheiving a level of relaxation that eludes us in our working lives (I had a head start on our visitors in that regard, but setting up the trip was a challenge). At the same time, the journalists seemed to be getting their stories, talking to the folks in Zapata about farming and pressures on the biosphere reserve.

Now I`m back in San Cristobal de Las Casas, after a stay with our friends Glenn and Ellen at Rancho Esmeralda, in Ocosingo. Chris and I have a lot to do now on the dam issue in the next week or so. We won`t be straying too far from the cybercafes, either here or in Palenque.

Posted by Dave at November 21, 2002 03:20 PM