From vegetable gardens and green houses to a water purification plant, the Barceló Maya Beach Resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico, and Barceló Huatulco Beach in Huatulco, Mexico, have embraced the green revolution to help preserve the environment while simultaneously appealing to their eco-conscious guests. Both resorts have even earned the prestigious Certified Gold status from Green Globe, the benchmarking program for sustainability in travel and tourism.At Barceló Maya Beach Resort, guests are invited to participate in the resort’s sustainability and energy-saving practices. Throughout the complex, guests can read important information about protecting the local environment and visit an ecological information hut to learn about the care of mangrove swamps, reefs and sea turtles. Guests are also offered the option to conserve energy by reusing towels and sheets rather than requesting fresh towels daily.
Other eco-friendly practices involve treating water in filtration plants to be reused for garden irrigation, sorting trash for proper disposal, using energy-saving light bulbs and installing automatic light control in public areas.
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