Puerto Vallarta News

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Riviera Nayarit’s beach cleanup creating a culture shift

La Isla de Mexcaltitán has seen a cultural shift in environmental care occur since the community became part of the Beach Cleanup Network (BCN) coordinated by the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB).

Miguel Estrada Calderón, who’s in charge of the Museo del Origen on the Isla de Mexcaltitlán and who coordinates the 45-women Isla de Mexcaltitlán Volunteer Cleanup Crew together with Gloria Victoria Sandoval, said that men and children have joined in following their good example.

“We’ve seen a huge change occur from the moment we saw the cleaning crew come . . .

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