Yucatan Gringos

Finally!!. . . a bit more ‘informative’ piece on the new law - Decreto 801. . .

What had been floating around in posts ranged from one extreme to the other. . . with no real word on what the law consisted of. . . It turns out that the law is quite complex, and was initially aimed at conserving the coastline and the natural environment there-on. . . it is ‘not’ a overall ‘ban’ on the entire coastline, but certain geographic areas with restrictions, and there seems to be no authority in charge to enforce the law. . . Reported being 96 pages of fine print, it appears to be ‘fuzzy’ . . . and most believe it will either be overturned or rewritten. . .for a more thorough review read the latest report in Yucatan Living. .

From what I gathered from this report, it does not appear to affect the areas that are already developed. . . which would be where our two properties exist. . . Actually, I think that the initial intent of the law is quite admirable. . . “to prevent further coastal erosion, to protect flora and fauna in sensitive breeding grounds, and to conserve the aquifers which provide most of Yucatan’s fresh water.” . . . and I hope that in the ‘rewriting’ of this law that it does justice to this cause and to the land owners of the coast. . .

There have been many article written on global warming also, and the prediction that the coastlines will recede as this takes place.  .  . and some ‘joking’ (?) that one should buy property further back and wait for the shore to come to them. . . The ‘ever-popular’ National Geographic magazine has done a number of articles on the subject. . yet even in all the studies by professionals and scientists alike, there is dissension as to the total cause and time frame of these events to take place. . .

The climate of this planet is NOT constant. .that is a given. . take a look at history. . Ice ages come and go. . . We are currently in the middle of a warming trend within an ice age. . Is man contributing to the warming trend?. . I am quite sure. . . Can this be reversed?. .Not unless we are ‘all’ willing to give up our current way of living. . .

Whatever happens, if man could predict the future, we wouldn’t be in the mess we are in today. . . Yes, we should all be in some concerted effort to do what is possible to conserve the resources that we have and to preserve what nature has provided for us. . . But, I do not think that we can hold back what comes natural in the course of events and time. . Plants and species live and die off. . Ice ages and warming trends come and go. . Man has come and will ‘go’. . And at some future date (hopefully not within my lifetime!) the home that we plan to build on the coast in the Yucatan will be merely another ‘underwater curiosity’ for future archeologists to explore. . .