Talk:Xcaret Park

"Nature's Sacred Paradise"
I've redirected the former article Nature's Sacred Paradise to here (Xcaret Park), as it was wholly about the same theme park. The former is a marketing slogan often used by the park's advertising, not actually it's name. The text at the former article has not been incorporated/merged into this one:


 * Former text at Nature's Sacred Paradise:


 * Nature's Sacred Paradise, also known as Xcaret, is a self-described eco-archaeological theme park situated in the Mayan Riviera of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula. The park showcases the natural landscape and rich biodiversity of tropical Mexico, and provides a glimpse into the culture and traditions of the Maya peoples who have lived in the region for many thousands of years. Notable attractions include archaeological ruins, underground rivers, caves, botanical gardens, tropical bird breeding aviaries, coral reef aquariums, dolphin shows, puma and jaguar enclosures, and other faunal and floral exhibits. Visitors may also swim with the dolphins, go horseback riding, and snorkeling at additional expense.


 * The 5-hectare area was originally purchased by architect Miguel Quintana Pali with the idea of building small scale residential property. When he began clearing the land, he started to uncover cenotes formed by collapsed cave ceilings, and with such unique surroundings he formulated the idea of a theme park. In 1986, he worked with several associates and invested over $30 million USD to bring the plan into action. Since then, the Xcaret theme park and the Occidental Grand Xcaret resort have become very popular tourist locations.


 * The Nature's Sacred Paradise, is also responsible for displacing local Mayan communities and illegally keeping endangered species in captivity to attract visitors. The development and success of such large scale, energy intensive, and ecologically unsustainable schemes are a testament to the tremendous profits associated with being labeled as ecotourism.

Most of this info is redundant with text already here, can't really see any scope for adding it in (although the text of the current article is still in need of a good cleanup and much less bias/reproduction of the park's own promotional material; there's certainly the controversial & critical side of this development that ought to be documented in this article too). --cjllw ʘ  TALK 07:48, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Pronunciation
Officially, the pronunciation should be "shca-ret" or "cha-ret," Xel-ha (ʃel'ha), but with sister parks like Xplor, which is clearly meant to be pronounced as "explore," is there an argument to be made for multiple pronunciations? --FeldBum (talk) 20:16, 11 March 2019 (UTC)