Lifestyles Profile - Dr. Juan Luis Cifuentes
Marine Conservationist
By Josef Kandoll

Proving that retiring is not about slowing down, Dr. Juan Luis Cifuentes continues to lecture about marine life here in Banderas Bay. His passion for the importance of life in the bay and the estuaries that lead into it is unmatched.

A retired professor of investigations at CUCosta and currently appearing as an advisor on Café Vallarta, he continues to impassion others to care about their surroundings.

His recent book on crocodiles, co-written with Fabio Cupul, touches on some of the very issues of the value of conservation and ecological balance. If you want a barometer of the current state of the environment, just inspect the condition of the abundant marine life in the region.