in less than 24 hours of Chakanbakán lagoon, the municipality Othón p. Blanco, Quintana Roo, disappeared as a result of the formation of three tunnels in which the water is accumulated.
20 hectares comprising the lagoon located 90 kilometers from Chetumal, water is lost approximately 80% of the land, causing the death of an undetermined number of fish and turtles and crocodiles on the mud, which also dries with the passage d (e) the hours by the warmth of the area.
For his part, the Mayor of Nicolás Bravo, Ady González, said is feared to open mines in the archaeological site of Chakanbakán, surrounding what was the lagoon. The place of the natural phenomenon is located 90 kilometers from Chetumal, capital of Quintana Roo, by federal highway 186 Chetumal-Escárcega, near the limits with Campeche and the junction of the town of mahogany.
As with Quadratin Quintana Roo, this Wednesday José Luis Blanco Pajón, Conagua delegate confirmed the event and explained that the water was drained through the three tunnels, one of them 10 meters in diameter.
The official explained that the three tunnels were created naturally and not abuse in the use of tractors in the area, as they speculated some environmental organizations. He warned that by the nature of the event they don’t know if it could open more mines in the same area by which will remain on the lookout.
He added that water loss occurred in less than 24 hours and was formed naturally a dam at a specific point of the system lagoon.
Blanco Pajón reported that support request to the State Government to build a dam in the affected area to avoid water being lost within the tunnels.
Leopoldo Santos, President of the Laguna Chakanbakán Ejidal curated, said that some of the species that lived there and managed to survive have taken refuge in a small adjoining haven.
So far access to the archaeological site of Chakanbakán is closed because of the risk of new tunnels.
The Deputy local Pan Fernando Zelaya Espinoza, shared images of extinct lagoon in their social networks.
