About Fundación La Puerta
Mission: To restore and honor the environmental, cultural, and social heritage of the Tecate River watershed, embracing a sustainable way of life that thrives on collaboration, respect, and the joyous celebration of natural and human communities.
Vision: Fundación La Puerta will lead the city of Tecate and its watershed in:
- Sustainable environmental practices and cultural preservation
- Where people and nature thrive together embracing creative growth solutions
- Fostering healthy communities through education
- Nurturing a living river with parks, recreation, and wildlife
Rancho La Puerta has always played a prominent role in the community as a major employer and as an advocate for health, education, resilience, and conservation. For more about Rancho La Puerta, a pioneering world renown resort and spa visit www.rancholapuerta.com
Fundación la Puerta was founded in the mid 1970’s to give Rancho La Puerta a thoughtful and strategic way to support our local community It was a time of disorienting growth as Tecate grew from a small agricultural town into an industrial city and there was a great need to create a shared vision of what our community might become. Migrants were arriving from other parts of Mexico for jobs in assembly plants, “maquiladoras”. The sense of belonging that had been part of the deeply rooted local community was disappearing.
For the past 25 years our educational programs have reached over 100,000 children and we have made profound changes in the city of Tecate and its watershed. Parque del Profesor has transformed lives for two generations as a source of health and wellbeing.
With your support we can continue to do our work for many generations to come.