The aim of Cuixmala is to encourage the connection to nature, in as many ways as possible. Such a wide varitey of landscape, from lagoons, river, ocean, jungle and savannah mean the spectrum of wildlife is astounding. Aside from illusive jaguar in the surrounding nature reserve, around the hotel property are to be found roaming zebra and eland, multicolour iguanas, and over 270 species of migratory birds at any given moment.
Cuixmala Wildlife Species CountPlants: 1200Invertebrates: 5000Amphibians: 19Reptiles: 66Birds: 270Mammals: 95 (70 terrestrial, 25 marine)
The Cuixmala-Chamela Reserve is a UNESCO accredited Biosphere, recognising management, research and education of the reserve, not only protection.
Cuixmala Wildlife Projects
Turtle Program: protected 19,000 nests and released 940,000 hatchlings
Feline Program: 25 years of documentation of Jaguar and Puma, with the largest ocelot population in the NeoTropics
Crocodile Program: 30 years working to recover the population. From 18 nests in 1988, to 52 in 2018
Bird Program: 15 years old, with 3000 birds tagged, across 92 of 270 total species known.
Cuixmala’s turtle release program founded in 1988, is 30 years old this year. It has protected and released into the ocean, with the help of guests, 892,774 turtle hatchlings to date.
From a silent electric lagoon boat it is possible to get mere feet away from exotic Roseate Spoonbills, while under the watchful gaze of iguanas adorning the branches overhead. Tejon, deer and wild boar frequently hold up your travels about the property, wildlife here at Cuixmala owning full right of way.
Research Programs12 climate station, 22 hydrological stations, 150 research projects, 600 scientific and technical publications, Biological inventories, Environmental Monitoring, Applied Research, Socio environmental research, Environmental services, Promotion of biodynamic farming
Image courtesy of The Cuixmala Foundation,
captured within the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve.