The State Government began with the planting of trees in the Tourist and Gastronomic Corridor in the Historic Center of Mérida, where a total of 150 specimens of the Pink Maculís species will be planted, which will be placed gradually, as part of a greener Yucatan.
The director of Management and Conservation of Natural Resources of the Secretariat of Sustainable Development (SDS), Toshio Yokoyama Cobá, verified the planting process, which consisted of cleaning the plateaus, using the appropriate substrate, and then the maculis were planted, More soil was placed on them and they were watered.
The planting of these trees includes the section of 60th Street, which runs from 45th to 61st and part of 47th, through Santa Ana Park, and will be carried out little by little. The maculis that will be planted were born in bags and were grown in Sol and are the most suitable species for the Tourist and Gastronomic Corridor because, when they grow, they will make up an attractive tunnel of pink flowering.
In addition to the 150 trees, more ornamental plants will also be incorporated in the median of 47th Street and 56-A and 60; as well as new reforestation in the Remate de Montejo roundabout which, when expanded, will have more ornamental plants.
Yokoyama Cobá pointed out that, for the planting of these trees to be effective, plants between seven and eight years old with fairly developed roots were acquired, so the risk of mortality is minimal; Likewise, an irrigation stage will be carried out, so within four weeks the plants will be completely established to begin growing.
It is an emblematic species in Yucatán, ideal for urban reforestation that in the December season adorns with its distinctive pink flowers, providing a unique landscape.
In this way, Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal promotes these actions to have a greener and more sustainable Yucatan, with spaces that will detonate the State’s economy by attracting more tourism, but in a way that is kind to the environment, for the benefit of families. Yucatecans.
The Tourist and Gastronomic Corridor in the Historic Center is a work that will connect the Plaza Grande, the Parque de Santa Lucía, Santa Ana and the Gran Parque de La Plancha, in a safe, accessible and sustainable way for everyone; project in which the State Government is in charge of the section that starts from 60th Street, on the corner of the Plaza Grande, to the Santa Ana Park and a further section on 47th, between 60th and 56th, including the roundabout of the Paseo de Montejo auction, for which 174.3 million pesos are invested.
This project is contemplated in the Mérida 2050 Declaration and, with it, a total of 1,750 linear meters will be improved, with street widening, new sidewalks, bike lanes, low-height poles, tactile pods for people with visual disabilities and easy access and movement for those who have a motor disability.
Spaces for picking up and dropping off passengers, as well as for loading and unloading merchandise, and the installation of tables outside the businesses were also considered, transforming urban mobility and, above all, boosting the economy of the businesses. this zone.
