Several issues must be considered. These are some of the questions that ecotourism planners must face. The example of the Lacandon rainforest in Chiapas, Mexico, illustrates just how difficult these questions can be. The 800 Lacondon people who live in the Lacondon rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico, were never conquered by the Spanish, and have therefore maintained much of their Mayan-derived culture, the same culture that built the great cities of Palenque, Bonompak, and Yaxchilan. The Lacondon economy and culture is largely based on barter.
Modernization is inevitable.
Higher tour prices than the current ecotours. Higher prices would mean fewer tourists yet generate the same revenue with much less impact. Development of a tourist infrastructure one mile away from the village to minimize the contact between tourists and Lacondon youth. There would be no unauthorized, unsupervised contact between tourists and youth. Training would be provided.