In Chiapas, a ‘Commune With a Conservation Bent’

Travel Blog  •  Joanna Kakissis  •  12.04.08 | 10:17 AM ET

Founded 28 years ago by the Chinantecho ethnic group, Reforma Agraria operates in one of Mexico’s threatened biospheres. The New York Times’ Matt Gross, who spent a rainy day at the Las Guacamayas eco-resort there in October, recounts his “pleasant if sweaty stroll” in the “small, protected rain forest” in his latest Frugal Traveler blog post.

Tags: Budget Travel, Eco Travel, North America, Mexico, News and Briefs

Joanna Kakissis's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, among other publications. A contributor to the World Hum blog, she's currently a Ted Scripps fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder.


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