With over 40 years of combined professional experience in the paddlesports industry, we have witnessed the damage caused to wilderness areas by mass marketing and overuse. We believe by focusing on educational and ecotourism activities we can support economic growth for the community without promoting the Reserve as merely a tourism destination. By creating awareness of the delicate balance of such a Reserve, we expect the participants will also be more apt to appreciate and protect this and other wilderness areas.

We have been exploring the Sian Ka'an by kayak since 1987, residing in the area since 1990. We have a son, Pat, who homeschools and attends the local gradeschool. For over 10 years we owned and operated a professional canoe and kayak outfitting business and resort in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota and neighboring Canada's Quetico Provincial Park and Jim had been canoeing, kayaking and guiding in those areas and on Lake Superior since the late 60s. So minimum impact camping, watercraft instruction and safety, weather awareness, and natural resources education are all second nature to us.

A love for wilderness areas, a great appreciation of the pioneer spirits that tend to inhabit them, and a desire to see both live on, unspoiled by certain aspects of modern civilization - these are the concerns that motivate us. One must know a thing to be moved to fight for its continued preservation. To that end, we invite you to share in this exceptional space of life.

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AVENTURAS TROPICALES de Sian Ka'an
Email: yucatan@boreal.org