History

The Natural History Society Niparajá AC was founded in 1990 as a civil society organization, by a group of volunteers committed with the protection of the environment and an orderly development of society.

They chose the name of a regional pre-Hispanic deity for their organization: Niparajá the God of the Pericú, lord of heaven, of the sea and the earth, creator of the peninsula, its plants, animals and human beings.

Over the years they have established a network of contacts and alliances with different sectors of the population, maintaining a permanent collaboration dialogue.

They understand the need and are committed to join efforts to provoke the change of Status quo and between all redefine what does a quality of life mean, a prosperous community and a healthy environment. For this they propose alternative models of development seeking transparency and dialogue with the government. They believe it necessary and urgent to discuss and introduce successful economic models based on conservation.

After three decades of working for this region, they can say that they have learned that: the collaboration between sectors is indispensable for the achievement of their objectives; the generation of reliable, solid and truthful information provides the medullary support to transcend in time; but above all, the understanding of the delicate balance between man-nature, science-culture, tradition-conservation and economic welfare-sustainable development that permeates their decision making is essential to achieve their mission.

They conceive the conservation of the environment as the best tool to transform and improve the quality of life of sudcalifornians. They trust that through coordinated work from all sectors in society they can convert their natural capital in a source of collective prosperity.

Their roots lie deep within Baja California Sur, their work and commitment to the land and the sea that surrounds it are evidence of the strength of their organization.