ur first ever Concert for Conservation was a modest success. We had a great evening at the CEA Information Center and despite the fact that the main event was not what was expected, the other performances more than made up for it. Likewise, although ticket sales were not what we had hoped, we managed to raise slightly over $1,000 US for our conservation programs. More importantly, we learned that there are plenty of local performers, artists and merchants willing to donate their time to help us out. All in all, it was a fun day and for future events we will rely more on these generous souls, which should allow us to lower our prices and attract more of an audience.

A big thank-you goes out to the performers: Mauricio Mota & Bernardo Ron; Hun Batz; Gayathri Arumugham; and, of course, Rick Della Ratta, whose organization, Jazz for Peace, instigated all this.


Thanks also to the Akumal restaurants that sponsored us: Lol-Ha; La Cueva del Pescador; Turtle Bay Café and Bakery; Que Onda!; and La Lunita. Thanks to Imelda’s Ecocina for feeding the performers.


Thanks are also due to Fundación Ecológica Bahia Principe for lending us their sound system and to the Municipality of Solidaridad for lending us the stage and chairs.

Finally, we appreciate all the local artists and merchants who participated, and to the public who came to enjoy the day’s events and support our organization.