Barcelo Maya is a certified Green Globe Resort. This means that the resort has met a series of strict standards in environmentally sustainable tourism. Read more about the certification at www.greenglobe.org

Some of the environmental programs at the resort include:

• recycling
• composting
• water reduction by encouraging guests to use towels/linens longer
• turtle nest protection
• reef and mangrove protection
• gardens that encourage wildlife
• onsite water treatment facility
• sensors that reduce power usage when guest rooms are unoccupied