| Environmental Concerns Over Proposed Development in Boca de Tomates The Guadalajara Post | |
| go to original March 17, 2022 |
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Companies and individuals from the real estate industry project a mega tourism development with high added value in Boca de Tomates, an area with a high presence of protected flora and fauna, as well as an estuary.
The first case is that of a render that for at least 3 years has drawn the attention of Internet users on YouTube. A video titled “Boca de Tomates Hotels – Film Studio Resort Puerto Vallarta” shows a super hotel development around a circular marina, which connects to a canal, and has access to what appears to be the sea or the Ameca River.
Boca de Tomates Hotels (Film Studio Resorts)
From the physiognomy of the model and the name, it is evident that it is Boca de Tomates. The video is on the account of Film Studio Resorts, which has videos of other luxury developments, one more on the Costa Alegre in Jalisco.
When researching the firm on Google, this name is linked to LatAm OceanRE Ltd, an investment company registered in the Bahamas within the Exchange Commission of the United States of America.
On the page where the Securities and Exchange Commission mentions that Latam Oceanre Ltd is registered with the United States Security and Exchange Commission and incorporated in the state of Bahamas, there is no more information about it.
So the alleged development in Boca de Tomates remains a mystery. However, preparing this type of detailed renderings is a task that costs in the market and is carried out on behalf of clients, in specialized architecture offices, when there is the certainty or intention of executing a project.
The second case is that of Vidanta. Recently, Mexicans United Against Corruption revealed that Grupo Vidanta renewed a consent until 2034 to execute a project in Boca de Tomates.
This consent expired in 2021 but was renewed by the current federal government. Currently, as shown in satellite images from February 2022 obtained by this Editorial Office, there are already works to erect buildings similar to those of a hotel just a few meters from the Boca de Tomates estuary.
It also transpired that the owners of “ramadas” type restaurants on the beach have been summoned until Easter by Vidanta to retire, as they were questioned by Vallarta en Línea.
Likewise, the company’s golf course has been expanding during the last year, getting closer and closer to the mangrove area and the mouth of the Ameca River.
It is unknown to what extent the Vidanta tourism project in Boca de Tomates will impact because it has not been publicized. Its impact on the landscape, however, is already very visible.
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