The video discusses the situation in the town of Bolon Aja'aw, located in the north of the state near the famous Agua Azul river system. The federal government sold the land in Bolon Aja'aw to a private company to create an eco-tourism centre without the permission of the community members. This video documents a meeting between Zapatista authorities and Mexican Government functionaries, and offers a critical look at the practical implications of so-called eco-tourism.

“In early 1994, almost by chance, we reached the Silva Reservoir in San Francisco del Rincón, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, and were met by a heartrending site: hundreds of dead and dying birds scattered throughout the area. In a two-month period, over thirty five thousand birds died as a result of the contaminated water. These episodes are omens of the world to come”.