Stone sculpture of a dove or "Paloma" after the original design by late Mexican artist Juan Soriano at "Xochitla" Ecological Park.
Xochitla comes from the náhuatl, "flowery place", the term was used in Pre-Hispanic times to refer to the gardens kept inside houses.
Xochitla Foundation was created in 1988 with the aim to preserve and maintain a vital ecological area of recovery: Xochitla Ecological Park.
Originally a dairy ranch and later a sports club, Xochitla became an ecological park in 1988.
Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Xochitla Foundation, Manuel Arango (C), during the ceremony of the IV Edition of the Xochitla Award.
Vice-president of Xochitla Foundation, José Manuel Muradás in a photo for EL UNIVERSAL in English.
Xochitla Ecological Park offers vibrant recreational, ecological and social spaces for the whole family.
Founder of Xochitla Foundation, Manuel Arango (R), with founder and Director General of the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA), Gustavo Alanís (L) and Chairwoman of the Board of CEMDA, María Eugenia de la Fuente (L), recipients of the IV Edition of the Xochitla Award.
The Xochitla Award includes the naming of an "ahuehuete" or Mexican cypress tree after the recipient of the award.
Xochitla remains the only "green belt" encircled by one of State of Mexico's industrial parks.