Nearby attractions include Xel-Há, Xcaret Eco-Park, the Mayan ruins at Tulúm and the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). You can take a ferry boat to the nearby island of Cozumel and enjoy top-notch SCUBA diving and snorkeling or head into Cancún or Playa del Carmen for shopping, dining and nightlife.
Hacienda Tres Ríos uses state-of-the-art technology to reduce the resort's environmental impact and carbon footprint. The hotel desalinizes all the water used in the complex. The hotel's air conditioning system uses cold well water to pre-cool the chiller, which improves efficiency by 40 percent. Heat from the air conditioning system is recaptured and used in the hot water heating system.
Before the hotel complex was built, scientists conducted extensive environmental studies in the nature park and worked with architects and engineers to devise ways to build the resort while saving as many plants and animals as possible. Endangered plants were dug up and replanted during construction. The hotel is built on pilings to reduce the structure's impact on the flow of the local underground rivers. Even the massive drill bits used during construction have been recycled; they now decorate the area near the hotel's plant nursery.
Hacienda Tres Ríos employs a "Green Team" that trains employees in sustainable tourism practices, recycling and environmental management. New employees receive a week of environmental training. The team also supervises mangrove reforestation efforts and continuously works to protect endangered plants and animals.
Contact the Hacienda Tres Ríos
The Hacienda Tres Ríos is located on Mexico's Riviera Maya, 36 miles from Cancún International Airport.
Address:
Carretera Federal Cancún Km. 54
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Riviera Maya, Mexico 77760
Telephone:
(800) 224-4231 from the U.S.
+52 (984) 287-4107 in Mexico
Email: reservations@haciendatresrios.com
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