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‘El Purépeche’, a influencer on TikTok, he made a video in which He assured that it could be reached on foot to the island of Janitzio Lake Patzcuaro; However, the residents of the area denied it.
‘El Purépeche’, who He has around 9 thousand followers and 304,549 views on some of its content, it has been making comedy or explanatory videos since 2023 about the different areas of PátzcuaroMichoacan.
Recently, the influencer published a clip on TikTok in which he assures that you can reach the Janitzio Island walking through Lake Pátzcuaro, which appears to be drywhich caused damage to tourism and the economy of the area.
What happened to ‘El Purépeche’?
Although ‘El Purépeche’ commented in his video that you could cross part of the lake Patzcuaro walking to be dry, the authorities and inhabitants from the island of Janitzio denied that you could get there by walking or that it was completely
Serapio Cruz Guzmán, president of the Janitzio Communal Council, said that from the Pátzcuaro dock you can reach the island by boat or by swimming. For this reason, the community leader called on media representatives not to fall into sensationalism.
“Hundreds of families They live off the economic benefits of tourismthat is why we must act responsibly,” Cruz Guzmán stressed.
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At the same time, the governor of MichoacanAlfredo Ramírez Bedolla denied that Lake Pátzcuaro is dry after making a tour by land and by air.
In a press conference, the state president declared that the lake has 8 thousand hectares of water mirror and noted that the Secretary of the Navy joined in the rescue of the space with the support of personnel and machinery, for its dredging.
In addition, the state government started a temporary employment program, one thousand people from communities surrounding Lake Pátzcuaro will carry out desilting worksoil conservation and reforestation in the famous lake.
What is going to happen to Lake Pátzcuaro?
These actions are essential as there are points that can only be intervened by hand so as not to damage the springs, which had up to 30 years without receiving maintenance.
For his part, the Secretary of the Environment, Alejandro Méndez López explained that the work contemplates the construction of small stone dams in the identified points that contribute more silt to the body of water, located in Erongaricuaro and the southwest of the area; as well as trench ditches and contour lines.
He reported that actions will also be carried out to desilt springs and remove aquatic weeds, as these bodies of water are the ones that nourish Lake Pátzcuaro.
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Méndez announced that They will buy another dredge and slurry pumps for the cleaning process of the body of water.
The famous lake suffers from drought and the theft of water to irrigate avocado orchards.
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